Author: Higher Up IDEALS
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Transformed by Thank You
The words “Thank you” are some of the most transformative words in any language. When we say, “Thank You”, we are acknowledging the presence of a positive and fruitful relationship between ourselves and the being toward whom our gratitude is extended.
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The Spirit of Aloha: A Silva Linings Conversation
We met under the most auspicious of circumstances when, unbeknownst to us, an earthquake was on the horizon and threat of a tsunami was looming. But, God saw it coming before any of the world’s most sensitive instruments and prepared us to meet just about 8 hours prior to the earthquake in Chile and subsequent…
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Looking For A “Change of Seen?
Originally posted on The Roofless Church: In a post I wrote recently, I talked about my desire to live into the Realm of Flow–aka willing surrender–perpetually. I expressed how over the past few months, I’ve been feeling deeply that the best contribution I can be to the communities of which I am a part is…
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Do Children Owe Their Parents? (My Black Perspective)
This is a question that was raised in a Black parenting group that I’m a part of. When I thought about the question, I recalled this scene from Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner I saw when I was a child that changed my perspective on the parent/child relationship. The parent I lived with constantly reminded…
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Going With the Flow:The Way of the Mind
The first thing to know about the mind is that it is not a container that holds your thoughts like some kind of cerebral cookie jar. It is more like a stream upon which thoughts might float and dissolve into. You are not your thoughts. Nor are you simply your mind. The essential and incorruptible…
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Strength Through Being a Non-Anxious Presence (#BoulderStrong)
In the wake of tragedies that expose our vulnerabilities and limitations, as what we witnessed here in Boulder after the shooting at King Soopers, we often find ourselves looking back and wishing we were stronger. With this message, we explore transforming our pain and past weaknesses through the decision to consciously become a non-anxious presence.…
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The DMX Files
As I took off the Silence spoke to me and I truly listened. It was like Elihu speaking to Job about God’s goodness and majesty in Job 36 and God breaking it down in Job 38-41. I had nothing to add. When it was all said and done, I had to admit as Job did in…
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A Resurrection Day Prayer
God of the Open Tomb, We have walked through the valley of the shadow of death to see that You have kept Your promises. The evil that we had been taught to fear has not won. Love has and Love always will. For the Light has indeed shined in the darkness and the darkness has…
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DMX and the Ballad of the Brokenhearted
Originally posted on The Roofless Church: Have you ever looked into the eyes of someone who has been truly brokenhearted? Perhaps you have and they were your very own eyes? If you have, then you’ll likely agree with me that despite what romantic entertainment will have you believe, there are relatively few people who have…
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Teaching What We Do Not Know: Awakening Abolitionists
“You know who you’re fighting. But do you really know what you’re fighting for? I mean really. Because when you do, there’s nothing anyone can take from you. When you know what you’re fighting for, it means you know who you really are and that you’re of infinite worth. With that knowledge, you live everyday…
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