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Many of us spent what seemed to be a lifetime just trying to survive. At some point in our journey of unfoldment, we may have moved into the place of striving -- striving to make our lives turn out the way we wanted. And many of us have been successful with that mode of operation. But there is yet another way to be and that is to thrive. During this month, we will explore what it means to move out of the place of merely surviving to releasing the struggle of striving and then to being in the sweet space of thriving – knowing that when we thrive we are in the space of Pure Potentiality and Creativity in which Spirit meant for us to be! Each Sunday will build on the previous, so don’t miss a single one. And, those attend every Sunday of this series will receive a special gift on the last Sunday of the month.

First Sunday - Are You Surviving, Striving or Thriving?
In this service, we will define what it means to survive, what it means to strive and what it means to thrive by exploring concepts from the “Why Me, By Me, Through Me, As Me” model as well as from other models of consciousness.

Second Sunday - Uncovering Your Striving Strategies
Once we move into the “striving mode,” we develop personal ways of being to be successful in the world. They become who we are and, up to a point, they can be very effective. But, those strategies will not take us to the place of thriving. This Sunday, we will investigate what those strategies might look like.

Third Sunday - The Last Word on Surrender
Before we can begin to thrive, we must release any notion of should be, ought to be, what is right and what is wrong, realizing that, once we have done all we know to do, the outcome is not in our hands – life will simply turn out the way it turns out. This is the ultimate definition of surrender, which can lead to complete freedom!

Fourth Sunday - Are You Willing to Accept the Impossible?
Once we experience the freedom of true surrender, we are ready to move into the place of willingness to create that which previously seemed impossible. Are you willing to accept that the impossible just might be possible?

Fifth Sunday - Thriving Into Your Future
We are meant to thrive. We are meant to BE our impossible dream. We are meant to be miracle workers. This Sunday closes our series with a powerful ceremony during which everyone will have an opportunity to thrive into their future.

[MINISTER’S NOTE: The gift given on the last Sunday of the month was a Dove “Promise” chocolate candy and a rock/glass engraved with “Thrive” wrapped in tissue paper and tied in raffia. I had enough for about 1/3 of our regular attendance. The number worked out fine. Resource books: Building Your Field of Dreams by Mary Manin Morrissey and The Last Word on Power by Tracy Goss]

As summer leaps into full-swing, thousands of residents head to the coasts
for beach and boating fun. Here at _______, we will "sail-abrate" by pulling up anchor and letting God take the rudder as we examine how to navigate through life no
matter what the condition of the sea.

First Sunday - The Limitless Sea of Receptivity
As we “sail-abrate” Independence Day today, we will explore our inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and how to experience these rights by “throwing ourselves with complete abandon into the Limitless Sea of Receptivity” (to quote our founder Ernest Holmes).

Second Sunday– Calming the Internal Sea
What’s the state of the internal sea of your mind? Does it consist of rough waters or is it smooth sailing? The truth is -- if our minds are constantly churning and rolling, we simply cannot be letting God take the rudder and successful navigation cannot possibly occur. Today, we will explore a number of ways to hand the rudder back to God.

Third Sunday– Stay the Course of Light
As we set sail to create lives of passion, fulfilling our dreams and our higher purpose, we can (at times) get distracted. Using the familiar Biblical story of Samson and Delilah, today we look at what can get us off course – and how to get back on track.

Fourth Sunday - Heading Due N-O-R-T-H
All good sailors rely on their compasses to navigate the seas. As we wrap up our month of “sail-abrating,” we will turn our compass due N-O-R-T-H to keep our gaze on God.

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