I find my oneness by giving attention to all the parts of me. I honour my masculine traits, such as reasoning, intellect, action and marry them with my Divine feminine, intuition, emotion, healing. Finding a balance that allows all aspects of myself to shine in harmony. I take time to nourish my inner child, I take her to feed the ducks and give her a safe space if she needs to cry. I ensure my introverted self is provided with abundant jigsaw puzzles and given a break from the rat race. I spend time in meditation and prayer to focus on my spiritual self. Child. Mother. Carer. Warrior. Administrator. Creative. I can unify all these things. My strength, my energy, my oneness. It all comes through when I focus on myself with love.
 
“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14
Amen. Awomen. 
 
Stefanie Bridges
Unity Administrator

I recognise that change is a good thing, even though it can often feel uncomfortable.  It begins, for me, with the realisation that something different is seeking to be known or done because I experience a degree of restlessness, discomfort, a mind and heart niggle at the very least.
 
Depending on my energy levels, it feels good or it doesn’t. Sometimes it is simply exciting – a call higher: for Spirit to flow through in a different way. However, if I am experiencing exhaustion, due to overwork and not taking care of myself, I can over-react and respond with the thought that everything must change – a rather dramatic response!
 
If this is the case, my first step is to acknowledge that my body/mind/heart feels the need for rest and self-care. Then I enquire deeper – is this a spa-day calling me, (it is always yes to a spa day!) or a change in how I live and work?  As I rest in the silence to be with my experience, this urge for change, I seek clarity on what is mine to know and do. Until I am clear, I do not do anything. I rest, ‘wait upon the Lord’ and know that Divine wisdom is guiding me to my good.
 
I also remember that for change to be good for me, it must work for others as well. Certainly if this call to change involves others, it is about including them in the discussion and being honest that at this time, the urge to experience something new is calling me, even if I have no idea what that is or how it is to happen. Further, when I keep this affirmation as my intention – only good can come from this – I remember that this change will be good for those around me, too.
 
This is why Unity’s practice of ‘I let go and let God be God through me’ is so important. The trees do not try to hang onto their leaves. They let their beauty shine with one last show of glory before winter. Then, in the spring, new leaves, new life, bursts forth – made all the more beautiful because the old leaves have made way for these new ones.
 
Letting go has been one of my big life experiences in Unity. I have let go of many good people over the years, at first not always willingly. However, I do know that when I let go of someone dear, or something that no longer serves me, it is opening space in me and around me, for new good to flow and come forth.
 
This new good is important – it is required. We must all allow God as Spirit, as Good, to flow in, through and as us, if we want to move forward in our spiritual journeys, this lifetime. The flow, as Eric Butterworth (Unity author and minister) described, is important. Energy flows where intention goes. When it is time for the energy to flow in a new way, even if it feels uncomfortable and we are out of our comfort zone, we know it is a call higher for our souls and soul growth.
 
Is something calling you to change in your life? Do you have an urge or inkling that something different is calling you – a new way to show up in the world, a new place to serve, new people to be with? If so, I encourage you to sit with this feeling or thought. Take time to ‘wait upon the Lord’ with anticipation and expectation – God is always showing up as our good – let God be God through you and as you and lead you to the next place in your life that is yours to be.

Obviously, an explanation was due so I tried to explain as follows:
“We had a long but pleasant drive from Chesterfield to Birmingham. However, as my friend, Rita, and I reached the City Centre things became a little, shall we say ‘challenging’; the Sat Nav that had guided us safely thus far suddenly became uncooperative and Rita and I found ourselves going round in ever decreasing circles.
 
“I’m sure we’ve passed that Mosque at least twice before” I heard myself say. Rita remained calm and collected, but agreed we had in fact been here before. “I think it’s time to ask for help,” I said, looking skyward. “Angels we need a little help here, “I pleaded from my heart.
 
No sooner had the words left my mouth when we noticed a stationary taxi immediately in front of us. Rita stopped her car by the curb directly in front of the taxi and approached the driver on foot.
 
I heard Rita explain to the driver where we needed to be but that we could not seem to find the turning for the road on which our venue was situated. The driver of the taxi thought for only a second or so and then replied, “It’s too difficult for me to explain the way you need to go.”  I couldn’t see my friend’s face, but I’m sure Rita must have looked disappointed at the driver’s words, because we were now running about twenty minutes late.
 
Then a glimmer of hope shone out before us. “Follow me,” the taxi driver said, smiling. Rita took her seat behind the steering wheel once more and we proceeded to follow this ‘Guiding Angel’ for a considerable distance, a £10 fare at least, for him. The taxi driver led us right to the car park of the building where the celebrations were taking place. We agreed it was only fair to offer that amount to him, as this was his livelihood.  After all, he could have earned much more than £10 in the time he spent leading us to our destination. That lovely smiling man, our Angel in disguise, would not hear of it - however hard we pressed him to take the money.
 
It was as we thanked him profusely and waved him off that I felt God was very close indeed. I was reminded of  a line from Helen Steiner-Rice’s Poem -  

"On life’s busy thoroughfares we meet with Angels unaware"
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---- Yes, God was surely at the heart of our brief encounter with that wonderful man who may never know how much his selfless gift of kindness meant to two ‘Lost Souls’ that Saturday, 27th of July 2024 in Birmingham City ..
 
With love and blessings to our ‘Angel’ and all those wonderful souls who perform selfless acts of kindness in service to others every minute of every day. Thank You, thank you, thank you. May you be blessed, as you are a blessing…
 
Nuala Sikorski
Unity Chesterfield, Derbyshire


“When was the last time you felt close to God?”