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Lessons From My Father: The Community Principle (Re-published)

Community is one of the most important resources that we have at our disposal in our quest for spiritual evolution and realization.  We are designed and created to be in community and to be connected with other people.  And not just other people who reflect our experiences and worldview, but a diverse collection of inclusive community is the path to reaching our human and divine potential.  In this episode, we are encouraged to emphasize and prioritize connecting with other people through intentional community building.  Jesus, our greatest teacher, began his work by creating community as a first priority.  This communicates to us that we are bound in community, and our health (spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical) and success are often tied to the degree of community that we are engaged in.

Lesson Points:

How Can We Create Community?

1. Join an organization

2. Ignite Past Relationship

3. Nurture Family Ties

Lessons From My Father: The Cure Principle

"The Cure Principle" from the series "Lesson From My Father" is an inspirational message about overcoming our own hurt, pain, grief, or unhappiness by focusing on curing someone else's pain and unhappiness.  When we turn our attention away from what we need and use that same energy to meet the needs of someone else, we not only provide a cure for them but for ourselves as well.  I believe that we were designed to be communal, and being communal means being the cure for each other.  In a world that often advocates for individualism as a life worldview, this Lesson and the teaching of many of our great Spiritual teachers show us that becoming 'Others' centered is when we tap into our true potential.  To focus on a cure for someone else is to find a cure for ourselves.  'Give and it shall be given unto You."  "Cure someone else and you shall be cured."  "Your Healing is found in the Healing of Others."

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Lessons From My Father: The Context Principle

Context is very important to understand the full meaning of, and/or have the appropriate perspective of most events.  Having context is to have clarity and truth.  For so many of us, like we miss the context of a statement or a sentiment expressed, we also miss the context of life.  As a result, our understanding and clarity in life are greatly diminished.  In Lessons From My Father: The Context Principle, Lyndon shares how he arrived at a greater clarity of life and purpose through grief, loss, and tragedy.  God wants us to have an aerial view of life.  God wants us to see the big picture of life, and the spirit is the lens through which we can.  We can learn something valuable in each of our life events, and Spirit can increase our understanding, wisdom, and clarity in our darkest hours if we seek it.  If you enjoy this podcast, please rate us on #itunes, #podbean, or #spotify and leave a comment.  Email us at thegiftoflovebroadcast@gmail.com if you would like to contact our show.

Religion & Ahmaud Arbery

As a result of the recent tragic case and death of Ahmaud Arbery, Lyndon Batiste, Host of the Gift of Love Broadcast, shares his sentiments and feelings for navigating this tragic event and the impact of it on our social realities.  Our belief at the Gift of Love Broadcast is that Love should motivate us to speak to issues that threaten our humanity and that diminishes the value that we all inherently possess.  Love is a force of change that confronts social ills and that stands in resistance to the projectiles of evil.  God (Love) cannot and does not tolerate or co-exist with social ills such as racism, sexism, classism, nepotism, and all that threatens our divinity and human potential.

Lessons From My Father: The Courage Principle

Join us on a powerful and insightful journey through pain, grief, love, and healing in our latest series “Lessons From My Father.”  In this series, Lyndon recounts his journey in grief and being led by the Spirit to learn 7 eternal and lasting principles that can help propel you into a greater love walk and spiritual maturity on your earthly journey.  Allowing ourselves to be perfected by our pain, and taking the opportunity to grow in the midst of grief can be transformative and rehabilitating to those who choose to do so.

Morning Inspiration: Embracing You

The quote from Oscar Wilde “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken" could not be more of a spiritual call to awaken the uniqueness and purpose that is within each of us.  I believe that we are all wired and designed in a specific way in order to accomplish a very specific purpose.  There is nothing more spiritual than to simply embrace the way that you are.  Likewise, there is nothing more anathema to spirituality than to try to be someone else and fit into boxes where you do not belong.  Embrace You today and experience the profound God-likeness that is within you.

Lessons From My Father: The Compassion Principle

Lessons From My Father: The Compassion Principle emphasis the power of compassion in our lives.  Compassion is a force of genuine love the compels us to address the hurt, pain, and suffering of those around us.  Compassion has the power to heal the receiver and the giver and is a powerful tool in our love journey to becoming fully evolved spirit beings.  Countless research has been done to support the power of compassion, and this illustration from Lessons From My Father does the same.

Lessons From My Father-An Introduction

Join us on a powerful and insightful journey through pain, grief, love and healing in our latest series "Lessons From My Father."  In this series, Lyndon recounts his journey in grief and being led by the Spirit to learn 7 eternal and lasting principles that can help propel you into a greater love walk and spiritual maturity on your earthly journey.  Allowing ourselves to be perfected by our pain, and taking the opportunity to grow in the midst of grief can be transformative and rehabilitating to those who choose to do so.

Democratizing Religion & Spirituality: An Easter Reflection

Please join us for this powerful reflection on the purpose of Jesus' life and ministry.  Jesus is arguably the most successful, intriguing, controversial religious/spiritual figure to ever exist.  But what were his purpose, mission, and primary teachings throughout his time on earth?  Listen to this objective take on the life and ministry of, arguably,  the most successful human being to have ever lived so as to gain insight into what greater ideas the Easter season could draw us to.

Investing in YOU

Investing in YOU is the greatest investment that you can make in your life.  In particular, investing in your spiritual development.  Investing is about sacrificing resources today so that we can receive a greater, more valuable return in the future.  But what we often fail to invest in is our spirit, our soul, the core of our being.  Learn practical steps to begin your spiritual investment journey today with your spiritual life coach and teacher, Lyndon Batiste