Spiritual Upliftment Stories

Embracing Imperfection-“When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after…. [read on]

Ripple Effect – I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities…. [read on]

A boy, a man & a donkey – An old man, a boy & a donkey were going to town. The boy rode on the donkey & the old man walked. As they went along they passed some people who remarked…. [read on]

The Wayseer Manifesto – Currently, there is a video circulating on the Internet that is known as the Wayseer Manifesto and it is the work of author Garret John LoPorto…… [read on]

Spiritual Upliftment: Quotes and Poems

The Real Meaning of Words…. [read on]
Enjoy the truth of the words, and the smiles of the pictures…. [read on]
Stuart Wilde Affirmations…. [read on]
Stuart Wilde – The Warrior’s Prayer / The Warriors Creed…. [read on]
More Spiritual Quotes and Poems…. [read on]
Playing with the Moon…. [read on]

We are a part of the all that is…. [read on]
Looking past the illusion of words…. [read on]
What Will Matter…. [read on]
Be Thankful…. [read on]
Love…. [read on]

Here’s To The Misfit’s & Rebels…. [read on]

Affirmations for your Chakra…. [read on]

When Our Faith Becomes More Than Just a Word

For your consideration, there is a remarkable song from an Australian singer/songwriter Guy Sebastian entitled “Get Along”. You can find it on YouTube and its powerful message is one of our current inabilities to let faith guide us. Instead, we use our individual religions to hate and persecute one another, while the innocent suffer. Appropriately, the song’s background carries a military feel, which meshes perfectly with the concept of destroying those whom we have made “faceless”, just as in war. Within its lyrics, “Get Along” cries out to those revered members of different faiths that people pray to and who, ironically, symbolize the love and harmony that could be possible for us to attain. The song is neither complex nor does it carry a “hidden” meaning. It’s the cry of one who has taken the time to stop and ask those who are prayed to, can’t we all just come together for once and “get along”.

Because of the song’s lack of hidden meaning, it would be more appropriate to refer to the motivation of the tune, rather than the actual lyric content. This means that it would be fair to assume that the inability to “get along” arises from various religious beliefs that cannot be reconciled with a harmonious world. For example, watching a child die because of the child’s parent’s belief that blood transfusions are, somehow, inherently ‘evil’. Or dealing with so-called religious individuals who feel the need to viciously attack homosexual people by proclaiming that they are abominations who should either be ‘cured’ or obliterated. These people, of course, have herded themselves like lemmings. Whether they are looking for rewards, in heaven, to be obtained by blowing apart the innocent (along with themselves) or feel that the only people worth associating with are those who have the exact same religious beliefs. Even then, it’s pretty easy to find dissent, egotism and backstabbing within a so-called ‘peaceful’ and ‘holy’ congregation. In truth, it can be seen that the wars (large and small), sparked by the “faith clubs” of our societies are but fantasies and hurdles that masquerade as ‘religion’.

~ George Parker, N.D.

“A Spirit That Manages to Even Outshine an Incredible Talent”

Here, we have an amazing example of what the human spirit looks like when it isn’t hindered by the weight that the world constantly attempts to place upon it. On any other day, you could find Ellen Degeneres on TV and watch her introduce an amazingly talented young person, as she is prone to doing, whenever she can. In the past, there have been singers and other gifted young people who will certainly benefit from the exposure that her show can provide.

However, in this particular case, the young person in question is seven year-old Elias Phoenix, who happens to be an incredibly talented concert pianist/prodigy who has even performed in Carnegie Hall. He also happens to be the most wonderfully exuberant and soaring spirit that you could imagine seeing on her immensely popular talk-variety show. And in actuality, Ellen, herself, seems to feel the same way (according to her Twitter posts)! The reason for this has to do with the fact that this young boy projects such joy and love in his manner that you actually expect to see rays of light emanating from him! Everything he says demonstrates how thrilled and delighted he is to be experiencing the things around him. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this fantastic clip.

By the way, it should also be noted that Elias’ surname (“Phoenix”) denotes a mythical creature that is ‘reborn’ and rises gloriously from its’ ashes upon death. I couldn’t help thinking that Elias’ powerful and joyous spirit may just well be the perfect symbol for humanity ‘rising’ from our ancient history of cruelty, apathy and being self-centered. If this is the case (and I believe it is), then our future will be as beautiful as the notes that emanate from Elias’ keyboard.

~ George Parker, N.D.