What Improves When You Live Your Calling
(by Jim Blake, CEO of Unity World Headquarters)
Friends, life is short. Every one of us deserves to do what we truly love. When we are doing what feeds our spirit, we will arise each day with enthusiasm and optimism and be our most successful and joyful selves. That doesn't mean we won't have tough days, but when we do, the bigger picture of honoring our calling will move us through those days with much less resistance and suffering.
Not convinced? Let's dig a little deeper into the benefits of identifying and honoring your calling.
Passion Returns
. Honoring your individual calling awakens your true passion. That passion is fuel to achieve your most extraordinary life. It helps you stay fulfilled on many levels.
So Gratified!
You will be joyful and content in carrying out tasks backed by passion. This, coupled with gratitude for doing what you truly love, leads to a feeling of satisfaction that contributes to overall peace and well-being.
Bring on the Fun
. There's the old saying that when you do what you love, you never work a day in your life. When we are able to find and live out our true callings, we enjoy every minute of it. We actually have great pleasure in the work we do and have a sense of satisfaction and joy.
Focus and Clarity
. Doing what we have always wanted to do creates focus, like sunlight through a magnifying glass. You will have tremendous clarity about what matters and what is most important in your role, allowing you to avoid distraction.
Your power and passion
will be magnified because you are in alignment with what you have been called to do, creating a natural compass that helps guide your every decision.
Living in the Flow.
When we honor our true calling, we live in flow of life. We seem to be always in the right place at the right time, with the right people and solutions showing up to help us along the way. We allow and are more tolerant of change and things that happen in our lives, rather than being in a constant state of resistance.
I invite you to begin the practice of working toward the deep, unexamined or yet-unfulfilled calling that may exist in your life so that you can live fully, joyfully, and with a sense of peace and satisfaction.
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Calendar for this week
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TODAY: Wednesday 05/15
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Thursday 05/16
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7:00pm: Choir Practice
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Friday 05/17
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Office Closed
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Sat 05/18
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Sun 05/19
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10am
: Rev. Joy "Healing with Radical Wholeness"
11:30am: Healing Service
5:30pm:
CoDA Step Study*
7:00pm: CoDA*
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Mon 05/20
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Office Closed
6:30pm
A Course in Miracles*
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Tuesday 05/21
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* indicates non-Unity event
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Check out Community Events at the bottom of the page
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Healing Service this Sunday
Immediately Following our Sunday Celebration
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IronPigs ULV Group Tickets
Friday evening game on June 28th at 7:00pm
Tickets on sale now through May 26th are only $11 each and we have reserved a section just for us!
There will be fireworks after the game.
Join us for this yearly fun evening and see our name on the Jumbotron!
Invite friends and family and purchase your tickets in our section.
May 26th is a firm deadline; we have to have the exact number of tickets to the stadium that Tuesday.
The IronPigs play the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. They are a Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. It's sure to be a great game and a great time for everyone to get together and have FUN!
Tickets can be purchased through the office Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30am to 3:00pm or on Sundays from Jo Sieger, Anthony Young or Karen Esbensen. To pay online through our website PayPal account,
CLICK HERE
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Join Reverend Joy and your fellow congregants as we explore Richard Rohr's newest book, The Universal Christ.
Wednesday evenings, 7-8:30pm at ULV
Each session will be interactive with 8 weeks total. We'll finish up July 17th. The more sessions you can attend, the deeper your experience but it's ok to miss a class or two. This class is open to anyone so invite people from the community who might be interested. Suggested love offering is $10 per session.
The book can be purchased through Amazon and if you use Amazon Smile ULV can benefit!
Please read chapters 1 & 2 in advance of the first session.
To hear a longer introduction of the book by the author,
CLICK HERE
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nterested in a service position? Why not consider joining the AV team? We are seeking new members!
You will be fully trained, so previous experience is not a requirement! This team is such an integral part of our Sunday services. Audio records the sermon, and video advances the slide throughout the service.
Please contact the AV team leader, Rob Sieger
, if you are interested.
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What are you grateful for?
Thank you to Rev. Julie Vance for an outstanding service as Myrtle Fillmore. You really brought the "Mother of Unity" to life for us!
A special thank you to Jeanne Shipe for her five-plus years of outstanding service on the AV Team!
We wish her a relaxing sabbatical and look forward to welcoming her back on the Team when she feels called to return. Thank you Jeanne!
If you are grateful for something at ULV, send a message to the office: unitylv@rcn.com
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July 13th: Summer Meditation Retreat
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SEE in the Field, Gaithersburg, MD June 2-7 This year's featured faculty include Robert Brumet, Paul Hasselbeck, Russell Heiland and Sandy Butler. Tuition is $80 per course. For more information and registration see
Unity of Gaithersburg's website.
Learn Reiki!
Reiki is a gentle energy healing art developed in Japan. Reiki represents the energy of Universal Life, the harmonization of the body and soul. The many benefits of Reiki include: reduce pain and stress, increase vitality and energy, eliminate toxins, accelerate healing, strengthen the immune system, improve sleep, and increase harmony of body, mind and spirit.
Reiki Master Jennifer Hertwig is offering a Reiki Level I course on June 15, 2019 at ULV.
The course will run from 9am - 4pm.
Participants will learn the history of Reiki, how it works and how to improve and maintain Reiki energy. All participants will experience the Reiki Attunement and will have opportunities to practice self-healing, healing of others, and how to cleanse objects and the environment.
The class is being offered as a special introductory price of $75. The usual cost is $125.
Emmaus Recreation And Entertainment Commission 2019 Summer Concert Series
For 40 years Emmaus has been providing FREE family friendly entertainment. The Emmaus Recreation and Entertainment Commission continues this year with some exciting performers, in a variety of genres including country, rock, blues, oldies & more! This year the Commission is excited to have several Lehigh Valley Music Award winners performing along with some of the most talented musicians in and around our community.
Concerts begin at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Dates and bands are subject to change. FREE Concerts are Rain or Shine & located in the Emmaus Community Park Arts Pavilion. Bring a blanket, or your favorite chair and relax to some great tunes!
**This Summer Concert Series was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of PA and the National Endowement for the Arts, a federal agency.
June 2 - 40th Anniversary Celebration Event **2-8pm
June 9 - Main Street Cruisers
June 16 - No Concert on Father's Day
June 23 - Entertainer Tommy Zito (50's, 60's & 70"s) **5-8 p.m.
June 30 - James Supra Blues Band with Sarah Ayers
July 07 - Macungie Band
July 14 - Dueling Pianos
July 21 - Swing Time Dolls
July 28 - The Large Flowerheads
August 4 - No Concert
August 11 - Steel Creek
August 18 - The Roots Run Deep
August 25 - Scott Marshall and the Hill Billy Souls
Saturday, August 10th Stand Up for Humanity at the Lincoln Reflecting Pool hosted by Unity of Washington, D.C.
Just north of us,
Kirkridge
offers great opportunities for renewal and spiritual exploration.
Check out upcoming programs at their website by
CLICKING HERE
Bradbury-Sullivan Center Classes, Workshops and Support
Go to their website by
CLICKING HERE
The Center is located at 522 W Maple Street in downtown Allentown.
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