Discovering Spirit Within

Guided meditations are a wonderful way to connect with your inner divinity. But what if you don’t visualize, or can’t get distracted and can’t follow the narrative? In this episode, taken from a live presentation, Rev. Deborah gives insight in how to go with the flow of a meditation rather than be in lock step with the narration.  NOTE: this episode contains 2 mediations. Please do not drive a car...

Have you ever caught yourself chasing information about something and don’t even know why? Maybe you just need to make sense of it.  Join Rev. Deborah Phillips for these insights into why we spend so much time trying to make life make sense, and an exercise to help you let go and feel more comfortable with the ambiguity in your life.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minster curre...

We often get stuck in a situation because we can only see one way to resolve it, while the reality is that there are many paths to a solution.  Tune in to this episode where Rev. Deborah Phillips discusses how to get unstuck and look at things from a different perspective because there is always another way to do something.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minister currently serv...

The pandemic shutdown threw us all off balance and how we seem to now think we should be “over it.”    But how often have you heard someone say, “Oh, just get over it,” and know that it isn’t that simple.  In this episode, Rev. Deborah talks about how recovery is a process and offers two suggestions on how to move forward to find balance in our new world.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New...

We want our answers, and we want them now. But that’s not always how life works.  In this episode Rev. Deborah Phillips says that there are only three answers to each question:  Yes, No, Wait. Listen in as she discusses how Yes or No can mean something different than you want and how make friends with your “waiting room” and become open to your highest good.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained...

We treat time as an external force that controls our lives. Therefore, many of us feel as if there is not time enough in the day to do what we need to do. But it is possible to live life on your own terms and not be run by the clock or calendar. Join Rev. Deborah Phillips as she discusses the difference between managing your time and organizing your flow.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New...

Art Therapy is a professional discipline that approaches art base on the work of psychoanalysis. As Anna Renee Hiscox grew in her experience working with clients, she realized that the language she was using did not necessarily help them. Rev. Deborah Phillips sits down with Dr. Hiscox to learn how, as she became her more authentic self, she changed her practice into one that creates a sacred spac...

Most of us live in a world of over-commitment, the world of “supposed to” Sometimes we just have to let something go and we feel as if we have failed in some way.   Listen in as Rev. Deborah Phillips discusses why surrendering is actually a sign of spiritual maturity that improves both your outer and inner quality of life.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minister currently servi...

Words are how we express ourselves, and by that self-expression we create our reality.  Thus, it is important to be aware of what a word means to you so that you use it in the proper context of your intention.  Join Rev. Deborah Phillips as she discusses why certain words have lost significant meaning simply because they have become “buzz” words, and how to restore their meaning in your life.   Re...

Humans live by story. We can, and do, tell our own stories. But sometimes we need to call on someone who has that special gift for relating a story. Rev. Deborah Phillips joins gifted photographer and storyteller Joella Aragon for a discussion about the creative impulse, how we are born into it and how we cultivate it to become our greatest selves. .     Joella Aragon is a retired elementary schoo...

At a recent SLC WOW Wednesday program, Rev. Deborah presented an introduction to the world of psychic phenomena.  Tune in to learn some basics about clairvoyance, clairaudience, and other extra sensory abilities that will help you discover your own Inner Intuition.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minister currently serving as Assistant Minister at Spiritual Life Center in Sacram...

Three people can go through a divorce and agree that they had the same experience. Except that they didn’t, each had their own unique experience.  In this episode, Rev. Deborah Phillips, when we truly listen to others who have had the “same” experience as us, our capacity for compassion rises and we are lifted to our highest, best selves.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minister...

Guided meditations are a wonderful way to enhance your quiet time. Unless, of course, you are one of those people who don’t see images in your head.  Join Rev. Deborah Phillips as she explains that not everyone sees images, some see lots of different images, and some just see what they see.  It’s all ok and you can learn to use your unique way of working with ideas to great advantage.   Rev. Debor...

It’s the little things. Listen in as Rev. Deborah Phillips discusses how spending the day with one sock slumped down inside her boot showed her how we let little things build into big ones. She then offers thought on how increasing our awareness of the small things can prevent them from turning into big issues.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minister currently serving as Assist...

It is really easy to see someone struggling and think they need help. But that person might not be struggling at all; it may just be your own discomfort that spurs you to “fix” a situation.  Join Rev. Deborah Phillips for insights on how to step back, connect with Spirit and stop trying to fix yourself and the world.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minster currently serving as A...

Hildegard of Bengin believed that rather than coming from original sin, we come from original blessings. She said that those blessings are folded up within us. Join Rev. Deborah Phillips as she explores what some of those original blessings are and how we can unfold them in our lives and into the world.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minister currently serving as Assistant Mini...

Have you ever shared a serious situation with another person only to have them go into a tizzy rather than supporting you? Have you ever shared a personal dream only to have the other person dump a bucket of water all over it?  Join Rev. Deborah Phillips for how to overcome the Ain’t it Awful Brigade and confidently follow where Spirit leads.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought mini...

New Year’s resolutions only serve to set us up for stress and failure. Join Rev. Deborah Phillips for this year-end discussion about the difference between a goal and an intention that will help you move into the new year aligned with your true Self.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minster currently serving as Assistant Minister at Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento. She is the...

There is much being said these days about finding your purpose in life.  In What’s the Point, Rev. Deborah Phillips suggests that finding your purpose is a simple as turning within and listening to your soul’s inner yearning.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minster currently serving as Assistant Minister at Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento. She is the host of SLC’s podcast, D...

Does looking for the Good in a situation mean that you pretend that something negative isn’t happening? In this episode Rev. Deborah explains what this term really means and offers guidance on how to develop your own technique for finding your Good.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minster currently serving as Assistant Minister at Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento. She is the...

In this episode Rev. Deborah Phillips discusses the idea of divine intervention by sharing three deeply personal experiences that solidified her belief that there is much more to life than what we hear and see.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minster currently serving as Assistant Minister at Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento. She is the host of SLC’s podcast, Discovering Spir...

We love to think that being “spiritual” is the answer to life, and it a way it is because our quality of live improves when we feel connected to the Force. But we still have our own work to do and that is when we sometimes doubt ourselves and wonder if we are “doing it right.” Join Rev. Deborah Phillips for a conversation about how self-doubt is not only normal but healthy as it spurs us on to hig...

Many people believe that becoming “spiritual” means that life will become light and easy. But we live on material plane where challenges abound. Join Rev. Deborah as she discusses why learning to deal with the difficulties in life with grace is one of  the most spiritual things you can do.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thought minster currently serving as Assistant Minister at Spiritu...

Rev. Deborah Phillips calls our beliefs a Limitation Network because one limiting idea tends to build on another and it is so subtle that we don’t even know it is there.  Join Rev. Deborah for this conversation about how to become aware of your own limitation network and ways to start to unravel it and move forward in the world in confidence and joy.   Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Thou...

One day life is chugging along as usual and then, seemingly out of nowhere things start falling off the rails. Why does this happen? Is if our fault or is it Fate?  Join Rev. Deborah Phillips for insights into how turn a time of derailment into an opportunity to evaluate, adjust, evolve, and reset your Intention to a higher and more productive level.     Rev. Deborah Phillips is an ordained New Th...