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Spirituality and Diversity

Release Date: 12/10/2018

Sexy Spirituality

How can we access our intuition? How can we tell it's Divine Guidance rather than our ego or human ideas? Nan Bankston and Beverley Strutt share their thoughts with Lezli about "The Voice of Intuition" in this episode of the Sexy Spirituality podcast.

Healthy Boundaries Happy Lives

Sexy Spirituality

Why are boundaries important? How do we set them? What happens if we ignore them? Do we need boundaries at home? At work? In ministry? This week, Savanna Riker and Sarah Forbes join Lezli to talk about "Healthy Boundaries, Happy Lives."

Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting

Sexy Spirituality

Music is a powerful part of a spiritual life. What do inspirational songwriters have to share with us that will impact our lives, even if we're not musical at all? Denise Rosier and Heather O'Day join Lezli in "Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting" in this episode of Sexy Spirituality

Spirituality and Pop Culture

Sexy Spirituality

What can we learn about our own spirituality from pop culture, like comic books, movies and books like Harry Potter? What does any of this have to do with our personal journey or New Thought beliefs? This week's episode is hilarious and deep! Join Lezli, along with Raymont Anderson and Barbara Bue as we explore this and more.

New Thought and New Media

Sexy Spirituality

Do we have a responsibility to take new Thought spirituality wherever the people are via social media, YouTube and new forms of communication> Rev. Robert Brzezinski and musician and teacher Cerise Patron say yes.

Rocking Recovery the New Thought Way

Sexy Spirituality

Sometimes it seems like New Thought and 12 Step Programs disagree in fundamental ways. How can we bridge that perceived gap and find the essential commonalities for healing and reclaiming wholeness an good?

Loving Yourself First

Sexy Spirituality

Lezli talks with Rev. Dr. Michelle Medrano and Rev. Kathleen Sibley about Loving Yourself First this Valentine season. How do we stay centered in our spiritual truth? What wisdom reminds us of our eternal innate worth? How do strong women positively support one another in the self-love journey?

The Spirituality of Inclusion

Sexy Spirituality

This episode, we talk with guest host Michele Synegal, the chair of the Diversity Inclusion Commisison for Centers for Spiritual Living, about the history and work of the Commission, including raising awareness, encouraging mindfulness, addressing privilege and learning how to manage microaggressions to bring about change.

The Spirituality of Money Consciousness

Sexy Spirituality

Guest host Karen Russo talks about money consciousness, including why spiritual principle works in financial situations and how this affects both individuals and communities.

The Spirituality of Mysticism

Sexy Spirituality

This week, guest host psychic medium Rick FInbow shares with us about the craziest questions he's been asked, how he chose to make this a career and how his husband's ministerial career compliments his mysticism.

More Episodes

Sexy Spirituality podcast Episode 15:

Spirituality and Diversity

Co-Hosts

Lezli Goodwin

Sonia Byrne

Kimjera Whittington

Special guest host: Tracy Brown

Check in:

Kimjera has announced the creation of a brand new spiritual community, Center for Spiritual Living Murietta Valley!

Spirituality and Diversity:

Diversity is just God being God, showing up as the natural profusion of life. All of nature is diverse. It's a part of the Divine Design.
Somehow, when we start talking about people, this gets all confused.
Inclusion is just us making a commitment to walk our spiritual talk to love thy neighbor as myself. God is expressed in, through and as me. The only way I can express that is through me. I need to be an expression of inner peace, where other people can express that, too.
Indicators of a community is engaged in the inclusion process: valuing how different people show up, which may or may not have to do with race or ethnicity. People don't always agree, but they work through it. Realizing what you've learned from people from other places or cultures.
God makes no mistakes. We're here in the likeness and image of our creator.
How can a community leader move the dial on diversity and inclusion? Every community has diversity, but we don't always see it. However, leaders can have blinders on about who is available and interested in being engaged. Draw a 5 mile diameter circle around your community and look at the census -- who are you missing?
Tracy wants leaders to be asking the question of what are they doing to make sure people feel welcome and included.
Is our purpose to have a Sunday morning service? Or is our purpose to offer education that helps people have a life of quality?
Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation, Mark Deymaz Buy Here
The books of Jim Wallis, Buy Here
A Bigger Table: Building a Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community, John Pavlovitz Buy Here

Tell Us Something Good!

Lezli Goodwin:

Sonia and I are running another round of our Business & Branding: A Spiritual Entrepreneurship Program for Practitioner Success. Get past those bumps that can stop you from really going for it out in the world. Meets via Zoom, starting January 10, 7:00 EST. Check it out at www.soniabyrne.com

Sonia Byrne:

I'm facilitating a book study on You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay via Zoom technology. Class starts in January, and ar eoffered in times that will be good for the Pacific folks. Find out more and register at soniabyrne.com

Kimjera Whittington:

Our brand new community is launching! Services should start in January. Find out more on Facebook @cslmuriettavalley at www.thrivecsl.com

Tracy Brown:

Stained Glass Spirit, my new book about spirituality and inclusivity, is due to come out this month. Two more books will drop between now and April. The best place to find book info, webinar info and more is www.stainedglassspirit.net

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