Enlightened Heart OC

This month we are shifting our attention to the Practices that shake up our world, and shake up our old ways of being.  Stretching into something new can feel uncomfortable, but that's no reason to quit.  Let’s make it a time to celebrate!!  This week Skip Jennings and Cynthia Ambriz share a talk that will “Shift Your Existence.” You won’t want to miss this one! You’ll learn how to go from merely surviving to thriving as they discuss technology for us to anchor, feel and observe our lives as we transform into the greater versions of ourselves.

Skip Jennings will take us down a journey of Self-Care and Self-Loving practices.  The invitation is for us to deeply explore the many ways we cause harm to ourselves. This could be through our thoughts, actions, words, deeds, and behaviors that take us away from remembering who and Who’s we really are. We will explore the path of Compassion and Self-Love and how this practice affects not only our own personal self, but our extended self through our families, communities, where we live, work, play and pray!

Eisha Mason was instrumental in creating the Season For Non-Violence at Agape International Center. She'll speak with us about peace and possibilities for each of us, and how our small acts of kindness and compassion make a difference in the world

“2020 – Happy New Way of Life”Reveal your intention for the next decade, creating a pathway for you gifts to be shared!This Sunday – January 5th Cynthia Ambriz & Skip Jennings will share the secrets to fulfilling your Divine Destiny through Vision and Intention.

There is such a thing as not doing enough and doing too much.  How do we identify where we are and bring it into harmony so we can create the life we desire? We all wish to live a Life of Harmony, Balance, Fulfillment and Joy, right??  Maybe sprinkle a bit of Prosperity and Creativity into the mix too!!  Yes indeed, this week our Minister Interns Cyndy Ambriz and Skip Jennings will battle it out sharing their experiences and insights around the “Yin and the Yang of Obstacles”. 

Excuses…we’ve all made them and we all have our favorites for sure.  This month we’re gonna turn those excuses into methods that inspire and uplift us, encourage and invite us into the world of TRANSFORMATION!  Each week we’ll take a look at how we avoid the things that will transform our lives forever. We’ll try on new glasses with lenses of LOVE! We’ll find ways to support ourselves with tenderness and compassion while inspiring us to move forward with certain actions.  If we truly do wish to participate in our own life and not simply watch it pass us by, then we do have to take certain action steps.  This week in particular we will examine our BUTs and determine where we need to reduce negative thinking, and excuse making.  We’ll shatter the yeah-but pattern of behavior that is keeping us tied up in an old way of being. There is so much more for us to experience as our life unfolds…..let’s do this!  NOW!

Skip Jennings speaks to the Enlightened Heart Spiritual Center about Joy!

Have you ever had a software update notification, asking you to re-boot?  Well, all this week I kept clicking the “remind me later” button, never getting around to it.  Just got me thinking how often we might do this in our own life as well.  Took the class, went to the workshop, read the book, listened to the POD cast, but keep putting off the “Re-Boot”  request to start-again.  Whether it’s to override an existing old program, reform our spiritual practices & re-commit to the possibilities that are waiting, nothing changes if nothing changes.  We must “Re-Boot”  “Re-Start” “De-Frag” if we are to truly embody these Spiritual Truth Teachings.  When we are awake and aware, we become more available to make conscious choices that affect how our life unfolds.  Wouldn’t you rather have an operating system free of viruses, trojans and unwanted malware……let’s “re-boot” together! Join me this Sunday for a very interesting talk about the new software updates that are ready for us to install!!

The Energy Codes are a set of practices you can do on your own to generate you own quantum flip -  to take yourself from confusion, disease, exhaustion, and frustration to empowerment, joy, clarity, wellness and creative expression. These practices teach you to build new internal circuitry that support your true nature as an energy being.  By reestablishing a natural flow of energy in the body, you create a shift in your identity from Protective Personality to Soulful Self. Sunday August 18th our own Ministerial Intern, Cyndi Ambriz will share this powerful message and offer each of us techniques to shift our attention towards a new self – steeped in possibilities.  She will also be teaching an intensive workshop after service on the Energy Codes along with her classmate and Ministerial Student, Cindy Eddleson.  The Energy Codes were developed as a practice by Dr. Sue Morter, they’re a powerful set of simple principles and practices that take The Law of Attraction and “You Create Your Own Reality” to the next level. You won’t want to miss this!!

The greatest fear is of losing one’s identity, the ego, the image, that nameplate. Is that why we purchase custom license plates and put bumper stickers on our cars they make public service announcements to other drivers about where we  stand on subjects ranging from politics, abortion, spirituality, our favorite radio station, that our child was student of the month, to where we went on vacation?  Most of us invest tremendous energy in the identity we create, but to what degree is this investment, conscious or unconscious, grounded in wisdom or ignorance?” Michael Bernard Beckwith – Spiritual Liberation, Who are we really, who do you know yourself to be at the core of your being?? Let’s continue this conversation on Sunday - and come to a new appreciation of all that we are. It is an impossibility to ever lose our Real Self that is the Divine Expression of the One Expression! This month we’ll focus on “Mind Hack Mastery – The Basics” going deeper each week into various ways we are hacked, open to hacking, hack ourselves and to top it all…..how we may be oblivious to all of it!

“What is the deeper meaning of identity – Is it a solid or fluid thing? How do we identify ourselves with physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual accuracy? Who is the monolithic “me” that we describe in our resumes, job interviews, on-line dating questionnaires, application forms, tax returns, and ultimately death certificates?  Does any of it come anywhere close to describing the reality that each of us is?...................Most of us invest  energy in the identity we create, to what degree is this investment, conscious or unconscious, grounded in wisdom or ignorance?”Michael Bernard Beckwith – Spiritual Liberation This month we’ll focus on “Mind Hack Mastery – The Basics” going deeper each week into various ways we are hacked, open to hacking, hack ourselves and to top it all…..how we may be oblivious to all of it! This week let’s consider the following questions: What if you knew how to hack your mind? How would feel if you could hack into those thoughts that steer you away from your spiritual practices? Or, that you could hack your thinking, so you could live life by Divine design. That you could literally paint a picture of your perfect life, and then live it. What would you choose to create? Let’s take back control of our minds...... and steer back onto a spiritual journey of self-discovery so you can liberate yourself from the confines of lack and limitation, living the life of your dreams!!

To truly feel spiritually free and spiritually liberated…we must recognize our own potential and take the necessary actions to achieve and fulfill our Divine Destiny.  This includes a path of spiritual practices that open us up to enlightenment and fulfillment. As we continue our discussion about Spiritual Freedom, Sunday’s message will reflect on the teachings of Rev Michael Bernard Beckwith and his powerful book “Spiritual Liberation”.  Please join me this Sunday….I’ll be waiting for you!

“We hold these truths to be Sacred and undeniable,  self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness…The 4th of July holiday is just behind us, a day when we commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. That historic document proclaimed to the world our birth as a new nation, “with liberty and justice for all.” Thinking about freedom and what it means in a more spiritual sense, has given me the opportunity to deeply appreciate how blessed we truly are . It occurred to me that spiritual freedom begins when you make the simple choice not to live in a cage of your own making, but instead “pursue happiness” by listening to the wisdom of your soul. The more we do this, the closer we get to experiencing a life with deep meaning, purpose and a sense of fulfillment. Join me this Sunday, July 7th, as we learn what is required of us to begin taking those first steps toward establishing our own Spiritual Independence. “Spirituality is a brave search for the truth about existence, fearlessly peering into the mysterious nature of life.”  Elizabeth Lesser 

“Your first lesson is to learn to be still, for I can only speak to a hushed soul. When you can drop from your consciousness all clamor, then can My voice speak to you, teaching things of the soul’s development.  PRACTICE SILENCE AT ALL OPPORTUNITY.  I shall then be enabled to come close to you……”“In His Presence” Eva Bell Werber.  My lesson has begun, deeply in my moments of quiet, I am discerning the Voice of the Holy One, cultivating a deeper relationship.  An inner awareness has been showing me the way of the peaceful warrior, obedient, disciplined. All things made new, all things made right, at-one-with all that is.  My heart has cracked open again revealing things unseen, unheard and unfelt like never before.  For this I am grateful; for this I am at peace! I can’t wait to share with you this week,…we travel together always.  There is but One path to the center of our being, I’ll meet you there!

Reverend Susan inspires us with her reflections from the past week

Skip Jenning's gives an inspirational talk.  "Who's your D.A.D.D.Y.?" And guides us on choosing a higher road.

Please join us this Sunday at Enlightened to hear Cyndi Ambriz’s amazing talk, as she shares an Earnest Holmes quote, Perfect God – Perfect Man.  Cyndi will reflect on the power of these words as they help us to understand the Divine Design of all of life including our very own!!

Your Unique Self – the irreducibly unique expression of the love intelligence and love beauty that initiates and animates All-That-Is, that lives in you, as you, and through you! Really, waking up to your Unique Self, growing up into your Unique Self, showing up as your Unique Self is a transformation that will shift everything. It’s the change that changes everything! Can you handle that?  This truly IS the greatest story ever told – and it’s all about you, your unique YOU!  Join me this Sunday for a dance through the most amazing story ever – Your Story, as YOU!Thanks for listening!  Visit us at www.EnlightenedHeartOC.com for more info or to donate.

Meditation is Not an Escape From LifeSome people unwittingly use meditation as a refuge or "spiritual bypass"; escaping into meditation to avoid facing or dealing with uncomfortable feelings or challenges. This is a tricky misstep to detect sometimes, since "peace" or disengagement may appear preferable to (or even "more enlightened" than) the complexity or messiness of dealing with life's challenges.The desire is not to detach from the world, but to create a harmonious state of being and “Be in the World and Not of it".  If you are simply checking out from life through your meditation practice - you may not be attending to things that true meditation would give you the strength to dive into fully and directly. When we are willing to be present to the challenges in our lives, a doorway always opens and a greater expression of “Self” finds its way through! 

Rev Susan Shahani speaks about the Super YouThis year’s coastal flowers have been extraordinary, creating many moments of pause. The gratitude wells up, and I am brought to the stillness.  How is that even in times of such great beauty, awe and wonder – could we ever doubt, even for a minute, that we too are as magnificent and glorious as these brilliant blooms. In the eyes of God – we are that and so much more…how does it feel to wear that?  Just like Joseph and his technicolor dream coat, we too are so loved!  Join us this Sunday as we learn more about accepting this great gift of Love, just as we are, wherever we are! We really are that Super, that Extraordinary, and that Exceptional!!!

John Stringer is a life teacher, speaker, Billboard charting singer-songwriter, healer, and author with a passion for music, community, expansion and limitless love and light.Over time, the guides helped him realize how to align with Source so that he channels from his Higher Self / Divine intelligence. John aligns to speak publicly, write music & lyrics; serve others in group, remote & one-on-one channeling sessions; and write content for his websites and books that share the teachings he continues to receive.John has written and recorded several albums (including a co-written top 10 best selling Billboard chart hit single with his former rock band, State of Man) and has performed throughout the world (including tours for U.S. Armed Forces). His music has been featured on major network television and he has also appeared in national print ads (Rolling Stone, VIBE, SPIN, Vanity Fair, etc.). 

Enlightened Heart Sunday Service on April 21.  Easter Sunday

As a unified field of pure consciousness, we are all in this life together, whether we clearly see this or not.  This Sunday’s message will attempt to provide us the courage, strength and willingness to fully step into this life that is pressing upon our hearts and souls. We will explore the mystical and metaphysical meanings behind the story of Palm Sunday and the relevance in our world today.….please join us. Laying the Palms on the road signifies unlimited resource of strength.  The road is paved with strength. One would need strength to move forward to the confrontation ahead.

With his comprehensive knowledge of the Aramaic Semitic language, Dr. Errico explores the biblical creation narrative as a map or script that reveals to us the inner workings of Mind or Consciousness. He suggests that our problem with understanding the depth of meaning in Scripture is our English word “GOD.” Nonetheless, the more we can apprehend the nature and meaning of what we call God, the more we can understand ourselves.Dr. Errico presents a simple yet thought provoking session on what is ineffable in us that the ancient inspired biblical priest understood when he wrote: “Then God said: Let us make humankind in our image as our resemblance! And they will rule over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the sky, and over the animals and over all the wild land beasts and over the reptiles that creep on the earth! So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created it, male and female he created them.” (Aramaic P’sheeta text, Errico translation, Genesis 1:26-27.)

Reverend Susan Shahani speaks about being grateful for everything in your life and the wonderful effects of a gratitude practice.

The Universe loves gratitude, so for this month make a commitment to give thanks each day. Every day look for things to grateful for. Make “thank you” your catchphrase. As you walk from one place to another, say “thank you”, and make your last thought at night be one of giving thanks for the day. Be grateful under all circumstances, no matter what... Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" There is also a key step in the Law of Attraction that people often forget to use. ...Gratitude, it is a powerfully high vibration when manifesting through the Law of Attraction.  It raises your vibration and brings you into harmony with the energy of the Universe. Gratitude can immediately transform all areas of your life.

Skip Jennings speaks about finding a God of your own understanding.