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Episode: Absolute Living Celebrates Its 100th Episode!Original air date: Monday, August 30, 2010Episode Description:Ellen and Laura can't believe they have already talked their way through 100 programs on Unity FM! Join the celebration as they tell the story of how the program came into being, the reaction they've gotten to being absolutists, and what it means to live in principle.
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Episode: Voice of DoomOriginal air date: Monday, August 23, 2010Episode Description:Ever hear an inner voice that lists all your aches and pains, says your health is all downhill from here, and convinces you that death is encroaching every day? How can we shut up that voice and choose life instead?
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Episode: Life Only Seems RandomOriginal air date: Monday, August 16, 2010Episode Description:The events that crop up in life, whether we label them good or bad, are simply the result of past thoughts and reactions. That means our choices now are creating our future.
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Episode: New Thought Clichés, Part 2Original air date: Monday, August 02, 2010Episode Description:We still have a long list of New Thought clichés and platitudes to debunk, thanks to Paul Hasselbeck’s Get Over It series.
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Episode: Is There a Limit?Original air date: Monday, July 26, 2010Episode Description:We say that life is consciousness and nothing is impossible. We can create, have, be, do whatever we want. But is that really true? Aren’t some things out of our control?
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Episode: New Thought ClichésOriginal air date: Monday, July 19, 2010Episode Description:Is everything really in Divine Order? Is everything really All God and All Good? Larua and Ellen investigate New Thought clichés using the books of Paul Hasselbeck, Get Over It and Get Over These, Too!
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Episode: Conflicting CreationsOriginal air date: Monday, July 12, 2010Episode Description:How do you create what you want when someone else is actively against you? He wants a beach house; she wants a mountain cabin. Republicans want one candidate; Democrats another. Protesters shout at each other; armies fight each other. How can everyone possibly create the highest and best at the same time?
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Episode: Visions of a Universal HumanityOriginal air date: Monday, June 28, 2010Episode Description:In a very special episode, Ellen and Laura interview futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard about the conscious evolution of the human species. Where are we going in the next stage of humanity's existence? What does 2012 mean to us? How can we be more conscious of our role in the evolutionary impulse of our species? We'll ask Hubbard to unlock some of these mysteries and talk about the next turn of the spiral in the human journey.
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Episode: Metaphysical MalpracticeOriginal air date: Monday, June 21, 2010Episode Description:We commit malpractice any time we judge or try to change someone else’s creation. It might be perfect for them.
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Episode: Your Wildest Dreams Are WaitingOriginal air date: Monday, June 14, 2010Episode Description:Laura’s got a great story about seeing one of her dreams come true after years of worrying. How hard is creating our experience supposed to be anyway?
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Episode: New Thoughts on DeathOriginal air date: Monday, June 07, 2010Episode Description:Have your thoughts about death changed since you started down your current spiritual path? Laura and Ellen say theirs have! Maybe death isn’t as sad as we think.
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Episode: Freedom From ForgivenessOriginal air date: Monday, May 24, 2010Episode Description:Our society still believes in victims and perpetrators, and the news is full of people who'vedone bad things. How do we keep from judging? And do we forgive?
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Episode: Busting Loose From the Money GameOriginal air date: Monday, May 17, 2010Episode Description:Laura and Ellen take another look at the 2006 book by Robert Scheinfeld, Busting Loose from the Money Game. It’s a new paradigm for prosperity.
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Episode: Unfilled DesireOriginal air date: Monday, May 10, 2010Episode Description:No matter how many times we affirm that we can have anything we want, some seem to remain out of reach. How do we address what's not working in our lives without giving energy to lack?
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Episode: Being a Positive Pit BullOriginal air date: Monday, May 03, 2010Episode Description:One of our listeners says he wants to be positive all the time. Is that even possible? How do you handle negative people around you?
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Episode: Born Again!Original air date: Monday, April 26, 2010Episode Description:Weeks after Easter, according to the Book of Acts, the disciples were sitting in a room one day when they finally got it. They finally understood what Jesus had been trying to tell them. They finally owned their divinity and went out to change the world. How does that show up for us?
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Episode: Crash Course in the ChristOriginal air date: Monday, April 19, 2010Episode Description:There are four stages to realizing the divine within us. Jesus went through them and so do we. Unless we get stuck in the stage called resistance.
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Episode: Is Your God Worn Out?Original air date: Monday, April 12, 2010Episode Description:God-concepts wear out and religions disappear. Christianity seems to be waning in the West. Does your idea of God still nourish and serve you? Or would moving past a need for God be a good thing?
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Episode: Break FreeOriginal air date: Monday, March 29, 2010Episode Description:It's the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Jesus' life, and it is rich with lessons for us. Based on Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore.
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Episode: The Judgment GeneOriginal air date: Monday, March 22, 2010Episode Description:Continuing the series on Keep a True Lent,Ellen and Laura talk about people's aversion to being judgmental, as well as the topics of Sandra Bullock and the cancellation of a prom in Mississippi over a lesbian student's request to attend with her girlfriend.
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Episode: Executive PowerOriginal air date: Monday, March 15, 2010Episode Description:Charles Fillmore said, "Man is the executive power in Being." In other words, we are God's hands and feet. But only if we stay in conscious contact with Spirit, living from the Christ. (Join us as we continue our book study of Charles Fillmore's Keep a True Lent.
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Episode: Points of LightOriginal air date: Monday, March 08, 2010Episode Description:Charles Fillmore believed the ascended Jesus is always available to us. Is this a mystical power we can use? What, if any, relationship can we have with Jesus today? Join in for our contiuing book series on Keep a True Lent.
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Episode: God's ToolboxOriginal air date: Monday, March 01, 2010Episode Description:No point in having a drawerful of spiritual tools unless we taken them out and use them. Laura and Ellen talk about Fillmore's Twelve Powers of humankind, especially as they relate to living in principle. (This segment is part of our book series on Keep a True Lent.)
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Episode: Keep a True LentOriginal air date: Monday, February 22, 2010Episode Description:Ellen and Laura begin a book series on Charles Fillmore's Keep a True Lent. How do we use an ancient Christian ritual in a metaphysical way?
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Episode: The Lighter Side of PrincipleOriginal air date: Monday, February 15, 2010Episode Description:Laura and Ellen are joined by Karyn Buxman, a nationally acclaimed humorist, to talk about how we can lighten up!
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Episode: Creating AmissOriginal air date: Monday, February 01, 2010Episode Description:We are creators of our experience, but too often we create from a flawed premise, some old belief, something we learned from our parents or society that's not based in Truth. But it will show up, reinforcing our belief in the flawed premise. How do we break this cycle?
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Episode: No InjusticeOriginal air date: Monday, January 25, 2010Episode Description:If everything is happening according to the law of attraction, and if God is all there is, there can be no injustice anywhere.
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Episode: I Have a DreamOriginal air date: Monday, January 18, 2010Episode Description:Ellen and Laura look back at the inspiring teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., as the nation celebrates his birthday, and speculate on how the Law of Attraction was at work during the civil rights movement.
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Episode: Love Your Body, Love Your LifeOriginal air date: Monday, January 11, 2010Episode Description:Once again, Ellen and Laura tackle the issue of applying spiritual principles to weight and body image. But this time they have an expert! Sarah Maria has written a book about the role of consciousness in body issues.
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Episode: Only One PrayerOriginal air date: Monday, November 23, 2009Episode Description:Meister Eckhart said if the only prayer you ever utter is “thank you,” it will be enough. Gratitude is the most powerful spiritual tool we have.
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Episode: Waiting for 2012Original air date: Monday, November 16, 2009Episode Description:A big, scary movie about the destruction of the world in 2012 is being released this month. We know 2012 is the year the Mayan calendar ends. What does Unity say about all this?
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Episode: Don't Tell Me I Created This!Original air date: Monday, November 02, 2009Episode Description:We pray, we affirm, we visualize, we set intentions, and sometimes we outright beg. So why aren’t our lives exactly what we want?
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Episode: What Have I Got to Forgive?Original air date: Monday, October 26, 2009Episode Description:Some of us were taught that we are miserable sinners who need forgiveness but will be lucky to get it. In fact, forgiveness is something we do for ourselves. And there's nothing really to forgive.
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Episode: Sin and SalvationOriginal air date: Monday, October 12, 2009Episode Description:We may no longer think of ourselves as sinners who should seek salvation, but we choose sin or salvation throughout every day--just not the way you might think.
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Episode: WholenessOriginal air date: Monday, October 05, 2009Episode Description:We know that every human being carries the masculine and feminine qualities of God, but what does it really take to make us whole? Ellen and Laura invite your ideas!
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Episode: No Right or WrongOriginal air date: Monday, September 28, 2009Episode Description:You are the creator of your every experience. You get to make it up as you go. Therefore there is never a right or wrong decision. You just have to stay in alignment with the choice you have made and it will work out—making it seem to have been the right decision. If you go out of alignment with your choice, it will look as if you made a wrong decision. You get to choose.
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Episode: Excuses BegoneOriginal air date: Monday, September 21, 2009Episode Description:Wayne Dyer has been saying for decades that you can change your life by changing your thinking. But it’s not easy to break old habits of thought. In his latest book, Excuses Begone!, using the inspiration of Lao Tzu, he suggests ways to finally make the changes you’ve always wanted.
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Episode: Mind Your Own BusinessOriginal air date: Monday, September 14, 2009Episode Description:This is the secret to living a happy life. And what it really means is to mind by own consciousness. If I don't like something, I can change my consciousness and feel better about it and ultimately that will change my experience with what I am seeing. It's all up to me.
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Episode: The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your HeartOriginal air date: Monday, August 31, 2009Episode Description:Willie Nelson wrote a little book that is hilarious AND full of truth principles!
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Episode: Spiritual IntelligenceOriginal air date: Monday, August 24, 2009Episode Description:We say we’re on a spiritual path, but where are we going and how will we know when we get there? Ellen and Laura discuss the qualities of spiritual maturity.
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Episode: You are 100% Responsible!Original air date: Monday, August 17, 2009Episode Description:Every person is entirely responsible for what shows up in his or her life. We might as well take the responsibility, because it’s the only way to own the power. No victims here!
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Episode: What’s Your Story?Original air date: Monday, August 03, 2009Episode Description:Most of us have stories we tell to explain why we are the way we are, and why we can’t change. Those attitudes are running our lives. What have you been focusing on? Your drama story? The beliefs of mass consciousness? Or what is real and true?
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Episode: Things Always Get BetterOriginal air date: Monday, July 27, 2009Episode Description:Improvement, healing and overcoming are the natural state of the universe. It’s natural for things to get better. Could we just relax in the meantime?
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Episode: Things We Wish Jesus Hadn’t SaidOriginal air date: Monday, July 13, 2009Episode Description:Face it: Jesus set the bar pretty high. No divorce; love your enemies; turn the other cheek; blessed are the poor in spirit. He was teaching absolute principle, but isn’t there a loophole somewhere?
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Episode: An Affirmative DeclarationOriginal air date: Monday, July 06, 2009Episode Description:The Declaration of Independence is one long affirmation that set an unequivocal intention long before America was free.
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Episode: Healing the Pain-BodyOriginal air date: Monday, June 29, 2009Episode Description:The pain-body is Eckhart Tolle’s term for all the wounds and baggage we carry around with us, some of it individual and some based on gender, ethnicity or family history. We’ve all got our "stuff," but we are not required to live with it forever.
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Episode: All Grown UpOriginal air date: Monday, June 22, 2009Episode Description:In honor of Father’s Day, Ellen and Laura talk about how to practice principle in parent-child relationships once the kids are all grown up!
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Episode: The Five Principles: Living the TruthOriginal air date: Monday, June 15, 2009Episode Description:Principle Five moves us into action, taking what we know about spiritual principle and using it in our lives. But notice that action is the last move we make, after a lot of effort to line up our energy with our good. And even then, we wait for inspiration.
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Episode: The Five Principles: Aligning Through PrayerOriginal air date: Monday, June 08, 2009Episode Description:The fourth of Unity’s Five Principles is about prayer and meditation. It’s one of the ways we remain aware of our oneness with Source or Spirit. But what most people consider prayer is just elaborate worrying.
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Episode: The Five Principles: You Create YourOriginal air date: Monday, June 01, 2009Episode Description:Now that we know we’re divine beings living on earth, we explore how to handle all that power! We get to create our experience with our thoughts and feelings, knowing that whatever we focus on will expand. It’s a big responsibility!
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Episode: The Five Principles: You Are GodOriginal air date: Monday, May 25, 2009Episode Description:The second of Unity’s Five Principles is the divinity of human beings. We are expressions of God on earth and inherently good. Then why do so many humans behave badly?
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Episode: The Five Principles: It's All GodOriginal air date: Monday, May 18, 2009Episode Description:Ellen and Laura begin a series on Unity’s five basic principles, based on Ellen’s new book The Five Principles: A Guide to Practical Spirituality. The first is that God is all there is, One Presence and One Power. But does that mean even the bad stuff is God?
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Episode: Un-MotheringOriginal air date: Monday, May 11, 2009Episode Description:In honor of Mother’s Day, cohost Laura Shepard lets loose with more of her amazing advice about parenting. She’s not just a cool Mom, she’s the un-Mom. Find out how freeing it could be for you and your children if you learned how to un-mother.
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Episode: Drop the RoleOriginal air date: Monday, May 04, 2009Episode Description:One of the reasons it’s hard to live from the higher Self is that we are so attached to our human roles, personal and professional. What would happen if we dropped the roles we play? Would our lives fall apart?
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Episode: Knowing God’s WillOriginal air date: Monday, April 27, 2009Episode Description:Most of us have heard the term “God’s will” described as something we are supposed to discover and carry out. But what it God’s will is actually our will? How do we know when it’s Spirit speaking and not our own egos?
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Episode: What Now?Original air date: Monday, April 20, 2009Episode Description:We’ve celebrated Easter with the knowledge that each of us is the Christ in expression, but exactly what do we do with that information? How do we live it? What would a life look like if lived from the Christ Mind all or even most of the time? We’ll talk about living in principle, moving from ego to Soul-mind, forgiveness, nonjudgment and nonresistance.
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Episode: Living AgainOriginal air date: Monday, April 13, 2009Episode Description:The whole Christian world has celebrated Jesus’ dramatic teaching that we are eternal beings. Great news! Now, exactly what do we do with that information? How does it change our lives?
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Episode: Set Your FaceOriginal air date: Monday, April 06, 2009Episode Description:Palm Sunday is not only about Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, when the crowds waved palm fronds and sang hosannas, but about his deliberate decision to enter unsafe territory. We’ll talk about moving through fear and setting intentions to create the experience you want, even when times may be tough.
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Episode: Absolutism, AgainOriginal air date: Monday, March 30, 2009Episode Description:Let’s talk again about what we mean by “absolute living.” Our show is about living in principle, even though very few people have achieved it so far. What would your life be like if lived within spiritual law? Hint: You might not fit into our society.
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Episode: Tough LoveOriginal air date: Monday, March 23, 2009Episode Description:Is there ever a reason to cut someone out of your life? Are there spiritual principles to support it? And where does the Law of Attraction come in, if someone is behaving badly or mistreating you?
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Episode: Living From Within OutOriginal air date: Monday, March 16, 2009Episode Description:Okay, so we’re spiritual beings having a human experience. We are divine expressions of God. It makes a great affirmation, but what does it look like in our lives? How can we get acquainted with the Christ that dwells within and learn to trust it in dealing with our human world?
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Episode: Be a Lighthouse, Not a WeathervaneOriginal air date: Monday, March 09, 2009Episode Description:How can we avoid being swept up in mass consciousness and instead live from our divine core? We’ll talk about how we can show up as expressions of God and the influence we have on other people. If everyone were like you, what kind of world would it be?
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Episode: Magnify Your AssetsOriginal air date: Monday, March 02, 2009Episode Description:Do you focus on your assets or your deficits most of the time? Just as a positive view of the world makes life better, a positive view of yourself matters even more. We’ll talk about how to make the most of what you’ve got and carry out your soul’s purpose for this lifetime.
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Episode: Rise and Shine OR Rise and WhineOriginal air date: Monday, February 23, 2009Episode Description:What is your general attitude toward life? It’s important because your attitude draws your experience to you. In this show, we take a look at our unconscious whining and victimhood and also check out the letters of Unity cofounder Myrtle Fillmore, who had zero tolerance for whiners!
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Episode: BacktalkOriginal air date: Monday, February 16, 2009Episode Description:Rev. Ellen Debenport and Laura Shepard argue with some of the recent writings of people who believe in a random universe and an arbitrary God. These writers are not fundamentalists—they’re Unity people, for heaven’s sake! What exactly do we believe about principle anyway?
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Episode: Why Nothing Ever ChangesOriginal air date: Monday, February 09, 2009Episode Description:You've probably heard that change is inevitable, but a lot of us would like to see more of it than we do. We want to change for the better, be happier, richer, healthier -- but nothing ever seems to change. Is it possible we're taking too MUCH action?
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Episode: Your True Self, Part Four of Book StudyOriginal air date: Monday, February 02, 2009Episode Description:We wrap up this four-part book series with a look at practicing principle for prosperity and in every area of life. This last segment of the book study covers chapters 25-36 of Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth.
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Episode: Rebuilding Yourself, Part Three of Book StudyOriginal air date: Monday, January 26, 2009Episode Description:In the third segment based on the book Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth (chapters 14-24), we talk about how to create the life you want, including the body you want!
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Episode: All in Your Mind, Part Two of Book StudyOriginal air date: Monday, January 19, 2009Episode Description:In Part Two (chapters 8-13) of our series based on the book Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth, we talk about the influence of thought on everything that shows up in our lives.
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Episode: Sowing 101,Original air date: Monday, January 12, 2009Episode Description:We begin a four-week study of a classic book, Key to Yourself (chapters 1-7), on practicing principle. Venice Bloodworth was an Atlanta psychologist who in 1952 wrote exactly the teachings we still use today. This short, to-the-point book covers all the angles on practicing principle in health, wealth, and relationships.
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Episode: Home for the HolidaysOriginal air date: Monday, December 15, 2008Episode Description:Ram Dass said if you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your parents. What better time to be sure we know how to practice principle than when we’re home for the holidays? Many of us will be getting our buttons pushed this Christmas by the people who installed them. Laura and Ellen offer a refresher course in principle and family relationships.
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Episode: Self-CenteringOriginal air date: Monday, December 08, 2008Episode Description:Perhaps the most important relationship we’ll ever have is with ourselves, both at the level of personality and of soul. But self-love is difficult for many of us, and simply knowing that our essence is divine may not be enough. Ellen and Laura talk about how to shift into self-love and the difference it makes.
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Episode: She Ain't HeavyOriginal air date: Monday, December 01, 2008Episode Description:By popular demand! Ellen and Laura talk about how to apply spiritual principles to issues of food and weight. Our listeners say they want to know, even if Ellen and Laura have not yet perfected the process.
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Episode: There’s Giving and There’s GIVINGOriginal air date: Monday, November 24, 2008Episode Description:You’ve heard that giving leads to receiving and is the key to your prosperity. How’s that working for you? How’s it working for your church? What are we missing when those of us who claim to know all about prosperity principles still struggle to make ends meet?
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Episode: You’re Not the Boss of Me!Original air date: Monday, November 17, 2008Episode Description:What’s wrong with these kids today? Us! Kids don’t get any respect, at home or at school! Laura Shepard offers another dose of her Back Off philosophy of dealing with kids. It’s an important idea for any parent, teacher, or those willing to consider a contrarian view.
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Episode: What’s Wrong With Religion?Original air date: Monday, November 10, 2008Episode Description:We hear it said often: Organized religion is responsible for most of the evils throughout history. Is that really true? After all, it has been around for thousands of years. Could those of us who claim to be “spiritual but not religious” be missing something important?
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Episode: And It’s One, Two, Three, What Are We Fighting For?Original air date: Monday, October 27, 2008Episode Description:In this campaign season, people choose sides and decide what they’re for and against. But what you resist persists! How can we change the world without being against anything?
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Episode: Still Cute and CountingOriginal air date: Monday, October 20, 2008Episode Description:Aging is moving through time, but decline is resistance. How can we use principle to keep from declining as years go by? Laura and Ellen will both weigh in, if they can find their reading glasses.
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Episode: The Power of ApologyOriginal air date: Monday, October 13, 2008Episode Description:What if people said they were truly sorry for their harmful actions? Would we be a more peaceful society? Would we have fewer lawsuits? Our guest is Lee Taft, who practiced law in Dallas for 20 years before he went to Harvard Divinity School and found his niche exploring the power of apology, repentance and reconciliation.
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Episode: Putting Principle in ActionOriginal air date: Monday, October 06, 2008Episode Description:Most of us know some spiritual basics, but how are we living them in the real world? How do they show up in relationships, work, or health? Can we really make practical decisions from a higher consciousness? Absolute Living is about those daily choices that create the lives we want to lead … and create the kingdom of heaven on earth.
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Episode: Absolute Living: Putting Principles Into ActionOriginal air date: Monday, September 29, 2008Episode Description:Change is the buzzword of the day, in political campaigns and in our lives. Everybody claims to want change, but they often resist it when it occurs. What are the principles we can use to deal with the surprising changes in our lives and also to bring about the changes we want?
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Episode: Becoming the ChristOriginal air date: Monday, September 22, 2008Episode Description:We say in Unity that “living from the Christ within” is our goal. But what does it really mean? Jesus said we could do anything he could do, but how? We talk with energy coach Mark Youngblood about the possibilities for human beings when they are living from their higher selves.
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Episode: Why Are We Here?Original air date: Monday, September 15, 2008Episode Description:Why did we decide to come into human form, and what are we supposed to do while we’re? Ellen Debenport says life is a school. Laura Shepard says it’s an amusement park. Join them to speculate on the soul’s purpose and how living in principle helps us achieve whatever we came for!
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Episode: Being PeaceOriginal air date: Monday, September 08, 2008Episode Description:Unity’s World Day of Prayer again this year coincides with the anniversary of 9/11 and reminds us of our intention for a peaceful world. Unity is also joining the 11 Days of Global Unity campaign. But how do we be peace? What are the principles involved in handling conflict in our lives?
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Episode: Beyond Church with guest Rev. Ed TownleyOriginal air date: Monday, August 25, 2008Episode Description:People seem to need spiritual nourishment more than ever, but fewer are attending church. What are other possible sources of spiritual guidance and community? What role models do we have for living spiritual lives? Rev. Ed Townley of the Bible Alive program on Unity.FM talks with Ellen and Laura about his new non-church adventure and how the Bible still illustrates principles for the modern age.
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Episode: Stories of TriumphOriginal air date: Monday, August 18, 2008Episode Description:This is your day on Absolute Living. Listeners who have successfully used spiritual principles in their lives share stories of healing, prosperity and guidance.
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Episode: ChoicesOriginal air date: Monday, August 11, 2008Episode Description:Living in principle requires making dozens of choices each day. How do we make them, and how can we tell if we’re on the right track? Ellen Debenport and Laura Shepard discuss how duality, the pain body and the emotional guidance system all play a role.
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Episode: Leading Beyond ExcellenceOriginal air date: Monday, August 04, 2008Episode Description:In this program, we'll be talking to special guest Lisa Williams, the president of Williams Research in San Diego and one of the most accomplished women in her field. Lisa has been involved in New Thought for years and manages to integrate spiritual principles into her corporate consulting. She will talk about how universal laws are used by successful leaders and workers.
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Episode: AllowingOriginal air date: Monday, July 28, 2008Episode Description:There’s a trick to being the creator of your own experience. At some point, you have to stop focusing on what you want and allow it to happen! And that’s when you’ll discover where your blocks are. Join Rev. Ellen Debenport and absolutist Laura Shepard to talk about using spiritual principles to allow your good to flow.
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Episode: Hell in the HallwayOriginal air date: Monday, July 21, 2008Episode Description:When one door closes, another one opens - but it can be hell in the hallway. Change in our lives may be inevitable, but spiritual principle remains constant and works even when we don’t know what’s coming next.
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Episode: Helping OthersOriginal air date: Monday, July 14, 2008Episode Description:If each person creates his or her own experience, how can we help each other? Why pray for someone whose life is simply a reflection of consciousness? What about people living in regions of starvation or war – can’t we do something? Ellen and Laura talk about practicing principle on behalf of other people.
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Episode: Where Is God?Original air date: Monday, July 07, 2008Episode Description:Perhaps the most common question from people who are new to the idea of creating their own experience is: Where is God in all this? But the Law of Attraction wouldn’t work without God. It is co-creation, and the spiritual principle is a divine gift to human beings.
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Episode: Practicing Principles at WorkOriginal air date: Monday, June 30, 2008Episode Description:Most adults spend the majority of their time on the job, where it sometimes seems hardest to practice spiritual principles. Rev. Ellen Debenport and her sidekick Laura Shepard talk about how to live from The Christ in a dog-eat-dog world.
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Episode: FeeeeeelingsOriginal air date: Monday, June 23, 2008Episode Description:Sure, we try to live in principle, but can’t we just have a bad day? Sometimes people in Unity get the impression they’re never supposed to feel angry, negative or fearful. In fact, feelings are a divine gift. They’re our built-in guidance system, and they are the key to creating the lives we want.
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Episode: Good and EvilOriginal air date: Monday, June 16, 2008Episode Description:For weeks, Rev. Ellen Debenport and absolutist Laura Shepard have been insisting that anything in our lives can be good. But what about evil? Does it exist? Do we create it? Does that mean evil is a part of God? These are some of the most difficult questions we face in New Thought.
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Episode: Relation-shiftsOriginal air date: Monday, June 09, 2008Episode Description:Living in principle would be easy if we lived alone on an island. But we live with other people – at work, at school, sometimes at home and certainly every time we go out in public. Our days are filled with relationships of all kinds. Life’s greatest joys and sorrows usually involve relationships. How do we live in principle where other people are concerned? Rev. Ellen Debenport and guest Laura Shepard talk about shifting our consciousness in relationships.
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Episode: Money, Money, MoneyOriginal air date: Monday, June 02, 2008Episode Description:Everyone seems to want more money. Many of us were first attracted to Unity by its prosperity teachings, the idea that we can attract more money or manifest abundance in our lives. We can. But it’s often an area where fear and worry seem to dominate. Join Rev. Ellen Debenport and absolutist Laura Shepard to talk about living in principle with money. And be sure to join our community forum for more from Ellen and Laura.
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Episode: Parenting in PrincipleOriginal air date: Monday, May 19, 2008Episode Description:Every human being is creating his or her own experience and that includes your children. Kids have their own consciousness and their own spiritual paths. Rev. Ellen Debenport and her guest, absolutist Laura Shepard, talk about how to stay in absolute principle with your kids. It’s a whole new approach to interacting with them. And you might be surprised how much easier it can be! Your questions and comments about your own kids are welcome.
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Episode: Don’t Tell Me I Created THIS! Health and the Law of Mind ActionOriginal air date: Monday, May 12, 2008Episode Description:A lot of people believe they create their own experience, until they get sick. Then you’ll hear “The flu is going around” or “I didn’t create this cancer!” Rev. Ellen Debenport and her guest, absolutist Laura Shepard, won’t back down on the idea that all sickness begins in consciousness. But they’ll also talk about how to stay well. Share your experience with them!
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Episode: Are You an Absolutist?Original air date: Monday, May 05, 2008Episode Description:The people who pioneered the New Thought movement a century ago were absolutists. They believed absolutely in spiritual principle, and they put it to work in their lives. How does spiritual law show up in your life? Are you making decisions from higher consciousness, or do you get bogged down in the old, negative ways of thinking? Ellen is joined by absolutist Laura Shepard to talk about living in principle.
