Spiritual Health: Being at Peace in Everyday Lifehttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/06/44-years-together-and-still-loving/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/06/44-years-together-and-still-loving/It is indeed an amazing miracleTo have a sister manifest in one’s lifeEspecially when we did not grow up togetherMarriage to her brother, brought my sister into my life Now we are in our 44th year of living togetherRaising our children in the same houseLearning how to interact lovingly togetherBecoming familiar with each other’s likes…Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:29:15 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/04/ode-to-a-tiny-human/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/04/ode-to-a-tiny-human/What a bundle of joy arrived for us He has tiny hands and tiny feet He sleeps and sleeps and eat and eats And spreads joy just by his presence In between times, he wrinkles and yawns Stretches and kicks, reaches and grabs Adjusting, exploring this place where he has landed With these new people…Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:50:35 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/02/helplessness/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/02/helplessness/Helplessness comes from repeated cultural conditioningFrom accepting the limitations of the seen world Your perceptions of the possible are limited By surroundings, thoughts, experiences, and your humanness What you have not experienced, you do not imagine can beWhat you are afraid will happen to you, overrides the possible Your mind is strongly responsive to what has…Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:04:32 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/02/hope-and-rigor/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/02/hope-and-rigor/When I sit alone, having been alone now for many months I realize Peace is my companionThat was not the case for much of this lifetime I was fastly tethered to my emotions and commitments Thousands of hours of seeking and meditating laterI know that hope and rigor have been my true companionsWhen deeply sad, angry, frustrated…Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:48:24 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/01/bloom-again/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2021/01/bloom-again/Where is my strength and stamina?Where do I find my way back to normalcy?I feel lost and depleted in these endless dark daysWhere death, hatred, and violence dwell side by side I could never have imagined such loss and sorrowI could never have written this script we are livingWhat does it all mean, really?Have we…Thu, 14 Jan 2021 01:01:38 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/11/walk-with-kindness-and-determination/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/11/walk-with-kindness-and-determination/Walk upon this Earth with kindness and determinationKindness towards all beings and determination to be your bestSeek to gently look within, to ferret out that which is not serving youWhen Truth is presented, take time to actively move closer to it Learn from all your mistakes, especially those accompanied by shameForgive profusely and completely, meaning…Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:25:48 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/11/the-ocean-and-the-silence/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/11/the-ocean-and-the-silence/Walking by the ocean fills me upI feel the lightness as the breeze arrivesI touch to the expanse and my worries dissipateThis is my happy place calling me to myself I love the sound of the endless wavesI like their reassurance of permanenceI love the blueness and the softness of the sandI know I am…Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:40:04 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/10/thats-your-problem/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/10/thats-your-problem/Yet, another fight with hurtful, flung wordsEscalating volume and bulging eyesRed faces, slamming doors, and stalking off down the stairsWith angry tones and nasties still following both of us What brings us each to these places?What other options do I have?What other options does my other have?What do we do when it is all over?…Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:36:30 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/10/inner-work-is-calling/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/10/inner-work-is-calling/Where have my happy places gone? I miss my friends and my own laughter I long to have things to look forward to The thrill of celebration is strangely muted I did not fully realize that my life Was organized around looking forward to newness Seeking all that is sparkly and unique Escaping from daily…Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:07:18 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/09/fear-is-crippling/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/09/fear-is-crippling/The way ahead is to face your fearsIf you never do anything else but thisFace your fears, again and againCommand them out of your consciousness This can set you freeThis can cultivate compassionThis can bring you inner peaceThis can grow mounds of love Fears are humanly createdThey therefore can be set downThat is profoundly powerful…Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:25:56 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/09/grace/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/09/grace/I wonder what I really know about Grace? It seems to elude me mostly I like the vibration of the word Yet I know so little about it The flowery religious words Do not speak to me at all They basically obscure the clarity I seek They seem entrenched in the past Grace feels like…Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:48:07 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/09/coming-out-of-shame/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/09/coming-out-of-shame/What is shame but the result Of taught expectations and rules Delivered by a hurting person Disconnected from Divine Source? I was taught embarrassment for who I am I was expected to hide my mistakes I received ruthless judgment of me as lacking I learned to blame and question my own worth Persistent messages revealed…Thu, 10 Sep 2020 03:57:19 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/08/your-i-am-presence-awaits/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/08/your-i-am-presence-awaits/The ‘I AM’ Presence is your unconditional connection with Divine Source/God/All That Is. Every person has this connection regardless of life circumstances. To activate that energy you have to claim that connection out loud for it to fully activate. Otherwise, you can spend you entire life missing out on working from your highest self.…Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:51:19 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/07/a-very-special-day/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/07/a-very-special-day/When I enter the dark woods I feel a welcoming dampness and camaraderie We share a cognizance of knowing There is peace energy here and cooperation There is stillness along with chirps and chatter The foot prints of the deer and raccoons speak The stream runs continuously to the west The wind makes itself known,…Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:28:08 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/07/god-of-all-hear-us-in-our-hour-of-need/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/07/god-of-all-hear-us-in-our-hour-of-need/We lay our profound suffering before You Calling for an end to vast sadness and grief Commanding the inclusion of all peoples in Grace Hear us now, as endless darkness deepens We are lost in fear and doubt, Angst and sorrow so profound, Getting out of bed is humbling Getting to sleep, impossible My heart…Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:51:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/06/a-call-to-the-spirit/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/06/a-call-to-the-spirit/Help me find enough love to gift myself some slack Help me see that I am Enough every single day Help me hold onto the sense Of beauty surrounding me Hold me close when I dive Into my deep unending darkness I fear at times I will Forget the way out I fear at times…Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:11:50 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/06/the-heart-of-the-nation/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/06/the-heart-of-the-nation/The heart of the nation is raw With fear and violence Burning anger and rage Beatings, smashing, and killings And still we do not see That we are part of the cause We are the blinded ones We are hiding from the darkness We live in safe communities And hope the discomfort Quickly passes us…Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:07:19 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/keeper-of-your-gate/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/keeper-of-your-gate/There is no other keeper of your gate but you You have helpers along the way Those who parented you and loved you Those who befriended you and taught you In the end though you are the sole keeper of your gate You decide what to focus on and who to let in You decide…Fri, 29 May 2020 01:21:10 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/your-emerging-love/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/your-emerging-love/There is another reality you can know if you clear away the darkness That energy is God energy, Love energy, Balanced energy That energy is always present but when dissonance persists You lose the connection and can begin to feel alone, unconnected This spiritual reality can sometimes be seen in others For you though, it…Fri, 22 May 2020 00:16:52 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/where-can-i-go-for-peace/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/where-can-i-go-for-peace/Where can I go to find peace within? I am so easily knocked off balance these days I want to be at peace and feel optimistic But seriously look at our state of affairs The kids are so frustrated and antsy I have all this work expected of me The house is a mess with…Fri, 15 May 2020 23:03:05 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/divine-love-for-the-taking/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/05/divine-love-for-the-taking/Once upon a spiritual path, always upon a spiritual path One cannot stop or get off the path, though myriads of detours may present You may spend years or lifetimes hiding from spiritual revelations You will still be on a spiritual path to expanded consciousness However, you can also choose to never open to your…Thu, 07 May 2020 03:49:43 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/04/balance-and-grace/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/04/balance-and-grace/There is a patter in my heart that I know as living It is a steady beat that offers a familiar, safe background To all that is going on that is not steady and acceptable To all the fear, loss, pain and suffering of invading dangers This same reliability resides in the cheery morning song…Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:32:21 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/04/effective-global-prayer/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/04/effective-global-prayer/We have so much need for prayer now especially as we work through this pandemic and all it means. I have found myself called to prayer several times a day some days. Amidst the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic, there is always something to pray for daily. The more of us who pray, the better our…Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:39:28 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/03/fear-taints-everything/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/03/fear-taints-everything/Fear is an all-encompassing emotion It has a very long shelf life, left unattended It gets denser and more at home over time It profoundly affects your sense of what is To dig out fear, you have to suspect it may be present You have to name it as best you can Including all the…Thu, 19 Mar 2020 03:54:44 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/03/humility-and-sacred-journeys/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/03/humility-and-sacred-journeys/I don’t remember when there had been so many miracles That I had to change my way of thinking and living I had to open my closed mind and make a different choice And let the Divine Energy fill my place of knowing For a long time, I stayed in a place of skepticism Unable…Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:14:01 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/03/journeying-to-now/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/03/journeying-to-now/Impatience is the bane of my existence I am a rusher, hurrier, want to get it done Kind of person, on the go Doing one thing, thinking of the next thing I get tons done most days But my breath and body pay As I function at high gear Packing in and pushing most of…Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:10:41 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/02/death-calls-us-home/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/02/death-calls-us-home/Death of another is a loss of what is It is the loss of what has been And the finality of what could have been The loss of more time together Death pricks the fear that you will not Make it through the sorrow You will not find your way out You will always be…Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:27:46 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/02/face-your-fears/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/02/face-your-fears/Face your darkness As much as you don’t want to do it Do it anyway It is calling you to your own true self There is an inner knowing Of the goodness and of the darkness within Holding onto the darkness causes illness Sorrow, pain, heartbreak, and suffering The only way out of the suffering…Thu, 20 Feb 2020 01:26:50 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/02/oh-wondrous-being/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/02/oh-wondrous-being/Oh wondrous being, you are loved beyond anything you can imagine It is hard to believe this when you have not experienced bountiful Love Especially if you hurt, are grieving, feel mistreated and abandoned, or insufficient Nonetheless, this Love is always accessible just outside your busy human self Love is ever with you no matter…Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:18:44 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/01/stress-cleared/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/01/stress-cleared/Stress, Stress and More Stress. You are drowning in stress and everyone around you knows it, especially you. The common indicators are sleep troubles, loss of joy, feeling pressured by everything, using substances to numb, over eating, getting colds, having no energy, feeling irritated, easily angered, and feeling down among others. You may or may…Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:45:43 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/01/spiritual-living/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/01/spiritual-living/There is a space beyond my mind and body where energy flows without hindrance. Where I am one with the Universe and we commune through energy alone. It is the energy of Love and Acceptance, the energy of Infinite Possibility and Grace. At times I have felt so connected, my body vibrates, totally alive with…Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:27:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/01/grow-peace-and-balance/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2020/01/grow-peace-and-balance/When you clear away blocked energy, you expand your sense of peace and balance. If you do not do this, it is likely that your blocked energy will continue to expand and contribute to imbalances of heart, body, mind, and soul. Blocked energy is anything causing imbalance for you. Resentment, fear, rage, grief, depression, pain…Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:14:19 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/12/inner-work-begets-miracles/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/12/inner-work-begets-miracles/Miracles have a tenuous place in the present world They are often subject to deep suspicion Because if miracles can truly happen Your whole sense of a world without miracles will be disturbed What if heart surgery can be received without cutting Or if bones can be realigned by merely calling that to happen What…Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:28:24 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/11/practice-love/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/11/practice-love/The new day dawns with shimmering light All the past can be set down No matter the darkness or sense of hopelessness Today holds infinite possibilities The shining warmth of the sun Calls you to your best loving self You can listen or you can ignore this You can clear the past or wallow in…Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:36:23 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/11/earning-respect/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/11/earning-respect/What does it really mean to earn respect? Running an establishment, owning a lovely home, being in charge of a department, or having a prestigious job? Perhaps. There is a more lasting method of earning respect than may be possible through public indications of success. There is a deep inner state you can cultivate through…Thu, 21 Nov 2019 01:08:16 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/11/arrive-and-know-it-again-for-the-first-time/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/11/arrive-and-know-it-again-for-the-first-time/beyond the stuffed spurious schedules past all devastating trauma and unrelenting tension there lies a space of openness and grace awaiting your arrival in perfect timing there is always an opening there for you space to be, to listen, to hope, to dream divine connection awaits your seeking divine wisdom knows your name you are…Thu, 07 Nov 2019 05:15:47 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/10/fear-free-living/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/10/fear-free-living/Goodness is all around but I am consumed by fear Fear of not being enough, fear of being alone Fear of aging, fear of not being lovable Fear of living in poverty, without joy I get totally caught up with all my fears They loom just in the background Then they pounce upon the scene…Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:45:20 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/10/being-my-best-keeper/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/10/being-my-best-keeper/When I am mired in the minutia of life, I sometimes lose myself I wonder why the grind keeps calling me to attention I get into production, creating, and reaction flows That I know so very well, I forget to drink my favorite tea I forget to water my beloved plants I stop looking up…Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:12:05 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/09/peace-calling-loudly/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/09/peace-calling-loudly/You who seek peace find the road in fits and starts Events occur that seem awful but are for your own healing It can seem there is no how-to language book for Spiritual evolution However, wholeheartedly seek peace and it comes your way Set down all expectations of what getting to peace looks like Lasting…Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:39:40 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/09/finding-inner-peace/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/09/finding-inner-peace/I like the idea of inner peace but truly I am always close to turmoil I have either just come from turmoil or am just about to enter into it I know if I can get a free day to do anything I want, that helps I know if I take a Silence break, I…Wed, 11 Sep 2019 21:29:15 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/09/creating-balance/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/09/creating-balance/“How do I set down all that is unsettled, unpredictable, and draining? ” That is what I am often asked by those seeking more peace in their lives. Stuck heavy energy is overwhelming for many, exacerbated by patterns of worry and unhealed fears. So, any success, brightness, or joy is colored by the unhealed energies…Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:18:35 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/08/anger-dispelled/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/08/anger-dispelled/I stumbled into Silence dragging my anger behind Urgently seeking something I could not describe I was a cheerful, happy person on the outside An angry, blaming, and furious one on the inside I did not intend to be angry with myself and others It just came boiling forth when I least expected it For…Fri, 30 Aug 2019 02:52:13 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/08/pain-comes-from-blocked-energy/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/08/pain-comes-from-blocked-energy/In meditation, it is Divinely given repeatedly that all imbalances in our lives are due to our inner unseen blocked energy. Imbalances cause all sorts of pain. Pain comes from imbalances including, financial, mental, relationship, emotional, physical, health and professional imbalances, among others. What if you seriously undertook the belief that all things are possible…Thu, 22 Aug 2019 01:44:28 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/08/finding-our-way/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/08/finding-our-way/There is something wild and expansive about my God Together, we touch this human form of me When I feel alone, it is hard to see the me in God The Eternal connection keeps reassuring I so need to feel that thrilling pulsing vibration The one that tells me I am not alone The one…Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:24:58 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/07/depression-becoming-whole-again/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/07/depression-becoming-whole-again/When darkness descends, my good feelings get ambushed They cannot rise, flow, and swirl around me There is no light energy to cajole me out of my slump The fear of being depressed doubles the actual energy enveloping me Pain, sorrow, loss, fear, shame, black energy and utter overwhelm Swallows up all motivation, stamina, and…Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:58:29 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/07/mother-earth-is-calling/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/07/mother-earth-is-calling/Mother Earth is hurting daily She is God’s Presence in form Here to support our human journeys Yet, repeatedly trying to warn us about her plight We cannot hear her speak to us We deny her specific intelligence We desecrate entire areas of her Being Through ignorance, greed, and apathy Pray for the healing of…Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:48:32 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/07/be-not-afraid/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/07/be-not-afraid/Be not afraid. Fear drains the very vitality out of your body and life. Fear can run away with your joy and your sense of peace. It is the opposite of love and can seep into every crevice you allow it to inhabit. Fear feeds discouragement and imbalance. So what are your top fears? Everyone…Wed, 03 Jul 2019 21:08:30 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/acts-of-love/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/acts-of-love/Revelation and praise, singing and grace They all have gratitude in common The cultivation of appreciation Expanding the mind’s capacity for loving Loving is more than an ideal It is a series of small steps towards Peace It does not come effortlessly For all around us are numerous contrary actions Choosing love is an act…Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:20:26 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/activate-your-free-will/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/activate-your-free-will/Having free will cuts both ways. You can settle for exactly where you find yourself or you can choose to have the life you want, regardless of your life circumstances. You have to exercise your free will though to do so. Seek the help you need through Spirit/God/The Oneness for greater peace, health, and prosperity.…Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:21:17 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/patiently-waiting-for-me/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/patiently-waiting-for-me/I want to open all of me to all of Thee Take every part of me that is shrunk and disconnected Take all my fears and my repeating worries Reshape the parts of me that are hesitant and self-protecting I know I need to feel expansive to touch to the Wholeness Many days though my…Thu, 13 Jun 2019 03:14:09 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/speaking-the-truth/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/06/speaking-the-truth/Why is it important to speak the truth when most of the time you just want to have the person be happy with what you said to them? It is important because what you say is a reflection of yourself. If you do not speak the truth, you cannot expect to be truly known or…Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:20:38 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/05/the-lesson-of-the-day/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/05/the-lesson-of-the-day/God is not separate from me really. I am made in the image of God. I have the potential power of wholeness waiting for full activation. I am always learning and I am able to create in infinite ways. There is a small, constricted voice inside me though that pulls me off kilter all too…Wed, 22 May 2019 12:24:43 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/05/just-aging-or-inner-struggle/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/05/just-aging-or-inner-struggle/I hurt, feel listless, and nothing helps I take my medications and I get exercise And still I hurt some of every day I am discouraged, I must be getting older My systems are sluggish and draggy I feel strong, stuck, lurking emotions They bubble up and I keep pushing them away They feel buried,…Thu, 16 May 2019 04:47:32 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/05/clear-stuck-emotions/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/05/clear-stuck-emotions/The love of God/Divine Source/The Great Oneness is beyond all human imagination. Yet, you can regularly touch to that energy through Silence. There is always an open door to this Divine energy and love. There is always a way forward to this Divine Source of support and healing grace. There is an endless supply of…Thu, 09 May 2019 01:42:46 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/04/activate-divine-connection/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/04/activate-divine-connection/Many people secretly would love to connect with Divine Source/Spirit/God especially if it just happens. Who wouldn’t love to connect with an all loving, all accepting, forever forgiving, ever expanding, loving Force of Energy? Divine Presence energy is trustworthy, has your highest needs in mind, gives you as many chances as you need to make…Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:13:41 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/04/humans-in-spiritual-training/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/04/humans-in-spiritual-training/A voice emerged amidst the dreams: You are a human being in training You are a chip off the ‘ole block You are eternal having a human experience You are human created from Divine Source You have total free will You are blessed with infinite possibilities You are loved beyond all understanding You get eternal…Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:51:35 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/03/cording-energy-healing/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/03/cording-energy-healing/You may have a prickly relationship with someone in your life. Often prickly relationships have a long history with both good and not so good exchanges that challenge you repeatedly. What if you could bring about the healing for the sticky parts of that relationship? What if you could really call in the healing for…Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:27:53 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/03/choice-for-love/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/03/choice-for-love/The capacity to love starts within With forgiveness of everyone and everything With the forgiveness of self With gentleness and kindness to self With compassion for all your perceived faults For all the lost opportunities For all the messed up efforts For all the wished for differences in the past Love* begins with seeking the…Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:24:34 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/the-struggle/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/the-struggle/I am so totally unsettled again today I can’t seem to find my way to balance It was fleetingly here yesterday It escapes me over the smallest of issues The things that show up along the way Push my buttons and create those inner rumbles I am angry and loud, thrashing and impatient I despair…Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:50:23 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/healing-chronic-imbalances-part-2/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/healing-chronic-imbalances-part-2/This is the second part of information on healing chronic imbalances. You might want to read Part 1 before continuing with this post. Healing Chronic Imbalances, Part 1 was published on this blog site last week. A universal truth for all healing is that the blocked energies you carry manifest as imbalances in your life.…Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:15:49 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/healing-chronic-imbalances-part-1/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/healing-chronic-imbalances-part-1/Suppose you have used the Six-Step Healing Protocol or the advanced Divine Healing Protocol (for those will expertise in the former) and you have not gotten the results you want. Rather than thinking you were not heard or did not do something right, the most likely explanation is that more healing is needed. Clearing blocked…Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:39:42 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/who-knows-me-as-deeply-as-you-do/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/02/who-knows-me-as-deeply-as-you-do/Who knows me as deeply as you do? Inner peace is my lens on this life Balance and rebalance are my goals This choice can be so lonely at times When I am truly alone, though, I feel total, whole, and at peace No one takes that away from me Wholeness is impregnable, safe I…Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:12:21 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/01/banished-again-today/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/01/banished-again-today/I am utterly lost, I feel alone Suffering has come to stay There is no energy for life today Perhaps never to return Is there lasting relief, somewhere? Nothing holds a bright spark for me Why does the Lightness come and go? This darkness envelops me so Something is so deeply amiss I am warring…Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:31:06 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/01/what-is-spiritual-healing/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2019/01/what-is-spiritual-healing/This is true for all beings. Spiritual healing can transform the misperceptions you carry and the blocked energies that affect your life. When you feel unworthy of being loved or lost regarding next steps in your life, spiritual healing can help you. Spiritual healing works on how you feel about yourself and others, from the…Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:03:54 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/12/make-a-loving-choice/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/12/make-a-loving-choice/Beloved, who among us is not without fault? It is through fault that we have the opportunity for compassion It is through fault that we can forgive It is through fault that we can cultivate humility Fault is an invitation to awareness When we are in the wrong, it indicates that we are paying attention…Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:26:23 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/12/meditate/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/12/meditate/Meditate! It is truly the best way you can take care of yourself. This does not take the place of exercise and healthy eating but it does expand your ability to cope, to feel at peace, to feel connected to Divine Wholeness, to figure out your feelings and address them and a myriad of other…Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:06:48 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/11/creating-thankful-space/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/11/creating-thankful-space/Thankfulness is a state of being. It grows as you grow in consciousness. As you become closer to God/Divine Source/Great Spirit, thankfulness expands. You come closer to Divine Source by going within and healing feelings, perceptions, assumptions, judgments, and fears that are not aligned with Divine Love. It is doable. Regularly get rid of all…Thu, 22 Nov 2018 03:47:47 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/11/moral-dilemma/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/11/moral-dilemma/It seemed like a smallish sort of lie I did not mean for it to come out as it did I spun a yarn while playing with fire I spoke it aloud and now it resides between us I feel a persistent heaviness in my heart There is a tightness when I breath This could grow,…Thu, 15 Nov 2018 05:33:50 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/11/we-are-the-ones-to-carry-the-light/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/11/we-are-the-ones-to-carry-the-light/Woe engulfs my weary, broken heart I hold a profoundly sickening sadness I hear the calls of the forlorn, the mentally ill, The outraged, the sick, and the hungry My heart constricts in awe and shock At the forcible separation of loved ones At centuries old, repeating attacks from those who hate At egregious sorrow…Mon, 05 Nov 2018 21:48:05 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/where-is-god/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/where-is-god/God is within you because you are the creation of Divine Source. You can’t really be separated from that Divine energy but you can actively diminish your ability to receive Divine support and clarity. Perhaps you have never had a Divine moment that you know of. Perhaps you like your life that way. You can…Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:18:30 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/wired-for-divine-connection/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/wired-for-divine-connection/everyone is already wired for Divine connection the fact that you are in body means you are connected you can ask and receive help where needed if your request is in alignment with God’s will calling for another’s downfall is not God’s will calling for damage, revenge, attack, or payback is not God’s will calling…Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:08:54 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/meanness-abounds/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/meanness-abounds/Oh God, I know I have a meanness within me I know not where it comes from As I feel it rear its ugly head I still feel unable to curb it, at all I am ashamed, so deeply ashamed It is so familiar, I am painfully stunned to say I know it too well…Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:47:26 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/healing-when-feeling-down/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/healing-when-feeling-down/When you are feeling down, it is helpful to act like a detective and seek the causes of your low energy. We often just ignore these symptoms and assume the low energy will pass and that it is probably temporary. However, the body talks to us daily. If we stop and listen to our body…Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:45:51 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/the-other/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/10/the-other/My heart aches and hurts The hatred of the Other is just everywhere In hearts, in words, in news, across the globe In the fabric of the past In the trajectory of the future I so need a respite from hatred of the Other From the darkness of the fear around me From the active…Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:13:56 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/healing-for-chronic-conditions-and-emotions/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/healing-for-chronic-conditions-and-emotions/If you have chronic; anger, self-criticism, need to self protect, grief/sadness, fear of failure, anxiety, judgement, stress, unworthiness, shame, pride, jealousy, guilt, blame, impatience, fear of insufficiency, time issues, self-pushing, failed relationships, insufficient financial resources, feelings of being overwhelmed, achievement trauma, or regret, read this. If you have chronic; indigestion, heart imbalances, joint pain, migraine…Wed, 26 Sep 2018 19:41:29 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/i-self-protect/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/i-self-protect/I walk through my days protecting Something feels very vulnerable I cloak myself with ever ready vigilance Against that which I sense is everywhere present I feel attack energy ready to slay me I see myself being irreparably hurt, betrayed, and abandoned It has happened to others. They suffer I could so easily be the…Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:19:58 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/guardian-angel-dialogue/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/guardian-angel-dialogue/It feels immature to believe in guardian angels As if I need some kind of safety net that I can’t even see Like I am not capable of living my life with my own resources As if I am so deeply unsure of myself that my story includes a guardian angel No, our presence is…Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:40:41 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/healing-chronic-pain-and-other-chronic-conditions/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/09/healing-chronic-pain-and-other-chronic-conditions/The National Institutes of Health released research study findings that are helping to elucidate the role of a stress gene in contributing to chronic pain. This means that if you have chronic pain of any kind, the pain may be caused by genetic patterns triggered by stress. This is a ground breaking medical finding in that we…Thu, 06 Sep 2018 01:43:30 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/your-thoughts-are-not-the-you-you-seek/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/your-thoughts-are-not-the-you-you-seek/When I am in Silence I feel larger than my body I feel I can expand and expand I feel lighter and connected I long to know How to bring this Peace with me Into my daily life Into my every cell I need to feel connection All the day and all the night In…Thu, 30 Aug 2018 00:34:22 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/you-are-not-the-fears-you-have/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/you-are-not-the-fears-you-have/When you are being run by fears such as not having enough money, not feeling lovable, not feeling you will ever have the energy you desire, or not feeling you are making a difference, these feelings are not you. They are simply fears crossing your path that you have given your energy to. Fears arise…Sun, 19 Aug 2018 13:23:28 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/love-inspired-truth/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/love-inspired-truth/Listen to Truth. It does not try to appease you or convince you. It simply is. It is created by Divine Oneness, never by mortal humans, because you are most likely still working on imbalances, confusion, and misperceptions. Truth is beyond human understanding. It sings a song from the heavens, from the voice of All…Thu, 16 Aug 2018 03:22:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/living-in-the-now/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/living-in-the-now/My dearest Beloved and I walk a while together, such peace We speak of nothing, we appreciate the lush greenness My lungs expand to fill with cool air I sense the Peace filling my body and optimism returning Easy vibrations fill me up, so totally supportive and delicious Yet I sigh with knowing I must…Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:18:12 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/mind-creates-matter/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/08/mind-creates-matter/What we think, how we feel about our thoughts, and how we react to these thoughts has a huge impact on every aspect of our lives including our bodies. When working in Sacred Space, I have been repeatedly led to seek answers to physical imbalances from places where energy is blocked. In other words, I…Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:46:40 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/07/experiencing-god-from-within/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/07/experiencing-god-from-within/“God is in the heart and soul of every being. And when you open within yourself the secret temple in your heart, then with the all-knowing intuition of the soul you shall read the book of life.” Paramahansa Yogananda (1) What does this mean? You have to go within to fully actualize who you are.…Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:22:20 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/07/coming-out-of-illness/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/07/coming-out-of-illness/This poem is written in first person and in the present moment. It captures part of my healing journey in the past. It also captures the journeys of several of my clients through their years of healing and is based on the feelings and stories they have shared with me. I have been unwell for…Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:53:27 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/07/forgiveness-is-profound-love/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/07/forgiveness-is-profound-love/I have been watching Kurt Seyit and Sura, a Turkish/Russian love story beginning in Russia during the Russian revolution and moving to Istanbul. It is magnificent and heartbreaking based on a true story. I have been wondering why I have been so engaged with this series. In silence today, I realized that it is because the…Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:07:55 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/journeying-to-peace/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/journeying-to-peace/Did I come willingly seeking Divine Knowing? Absolutely not I came kicking and screaming Furious and in severe pain I came with profound anger, rage, and indignation I came with pride and ego in unhealthy portions I came with self-condemnation and judgement I came broken beyond belief I eventually gave Divine Source the time of…Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:04:31 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/how-to-heal-genetic-imbalances/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/how-to-heal-genetic-imbalances/Some of the repeating, undesirable traits and patterns we have are due to genetic imbalances. Working in Sacred Space with Divine Source, you can clear genetic imbalances by calling for unhelpful genes to be turned off and helpful genes to be turned on. I continue to be amazed at the breadth of imbalances that are…Wed, 20 Jun 2018 22:32:46 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/what-is-grace/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/what-is-grace/Grace is a type of unconditional love. It carries shades of appreciation, kindness, balance, and ease in its vibration. The word Grace is often used in connection with religious individuals or God but it is a quality of being that can be developed by all persons as one develops positive self-love and self-regard. When enough…Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:46:42 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/calling-on-angels/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/06/calling-on-angels/One consistent message from the Angels is that humans do not ask for enough help. We often choose to go it alone rather than to call for support, healing, or help in accomplishing something in our lives. Angels are available to everyone regardless of your specific beliefs. They do not belong to any religion or…Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:46:40 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/05/self-worth-and-self-compassion-healing/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/05/self-worth-and-self-compassion-healing/At the root of many of life’s imbalances lies an imbalance around self-worth. I have seen people with self-worth trauma energy who could not manifest healthy relationships, could not sleep, could not find a fulfilling job, could not stop drinking or using drugs, whose bodies constantly hurt, who could not lose weight, who were chronically depressed, and…Wed, 16 May 2018 17:48:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/05/allergies-can-be-healed/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/05/allergies-can-be-healed/I have suffered with allergies for most of my adult life until recently. I was once told that I had allergic reactions to at least 620 different substances. Therefore, I have spent a long time learning how to do allergy healing for myself, family, and clients. Thankfully during those times, there were supplements and medications…Wed, 09 May 2018 20:29:51 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/04/confronting-rage/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/04/confronting-rage/Rage is unbridled anger spewing out. It is usually aimed at someone or something and we call it rage because we have no control over when it erupts or who it hurts. It is worth addressing directly! Where can you start if you have raging reactions with yourself or with individuals? The good news is…Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:19:13 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/04/do-your-inner-work-and-heal-your-life/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/04/do-your-inner-work-and-heal-your-life/When you do not pay attention to your inner self, the unhealed energies build up and your body and life start to manifest imbalances. Your inner self includes your thoughts, your dreams, your imaginings, your feelings, and your self-talk. Your emotional, physical, and mental energies are affected. The longer you put off attending to your…Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:36:52 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/04/clear-the-fear/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/04/clear-the-fear/Fear is on my mind today. Fear comes in many forms. We hear about it on the news, we read about it in other media, we feel it with our relationships, children, health, job, travel, government, and the environment. Fear is with us constantly UNLESS, we clear for fears frequently. If you do nothing else…Thu, 05 Apr 2018 04:21:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/passover-and-easter-messages-for-all-of-us/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/passover-and-easter-messages-for-all-of-us/With Passover and Easter nearly upon us, let’s reflect upon some of the Spiritual messages these celebrations have for all of us. Spiritual truths are true for all beings regardless of what your religious or non-religious affiliation happens to be. Take the truths you find powerful for yourself and cultivate them full-heartedly. Messages from Passover*…Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:33:32 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/seeking-divine-connection/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/seeking-divine-connection/You can experience Divine presence though other people, nature, creations, art, music, etc. but to find Divine Connection, you eventually have to go inside and have a dialog between yourself and The Divine. The Divine Presence/God/The Oneness is within. Your I AM Presence, the part of you that is wholly connected and balanced with Spirit, is within.…Wed, 21 Mar 2018 22:12:22 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/what-is-the-difference-between-gene-induced-and-hereditary-imbalances/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/what-is-the-difference-between-gene-induced-and-hereditary-imbalances/What is the difference between gene-induced trauma energies and hereditary trauma energies? Is there any difference in the process for healing these trauma energies? Gene-induced imbalances are actually passed through the genetic line and can survive for generations in the gene make-up until the specific imbalance itself comes into a new state of balance. One…Thu, 15 Mar 2018 04:01:18 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/using-your-spiritual-power/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/using-your-spiritual-power/The vast majority of humans barely use spiritual power at all. This may be because you don’t know you have it, or how to use it or because you don’t believe you are “authorized” to call forth your spiritual power, being the “small human” you imagine yourself to be. One of the many gifts and…Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:23:19 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/what-has-been-promised-us/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/03/what-has-been-promised-us/What exactly has been promised us? Seek and ye shall find Ask and it will be given to you Knock and the door shall be opened Speak to the mountain and it shall move We have been promised that we will be heard. This does not mean that you will receive all that you ask…Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:30:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/ego-driven/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/ego-driven/The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary defines ego as “the idea or opinion that you have of yourself, especially of your ability and intelligence, and your importance as a person. The Urban Dictionary defines ego “as the part of you that defines itself as a personality, separates itself from the outside world, and considers itself a separate entity from the…Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/healing-when-i-dont-know-what-is-causing-the-imbalance/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/healing-when-i-dont-know-what-is-causing-the-imbalance/When you don’t know exactly what is causing imbalance in the body or in your energy field, here are some ways to get the healing you seek. Remember, every time you call for healing using the Six-Step Healing Protocol, you are heard. You may not get the full results that you are seeking the first…Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/healing-me/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/healing-me/Interested in an easy way to clear stuck energy to help yourself heal? Read on! You are exactly where you are to be no matter what is going on for you or not happening for you. If, however, you are in a place you do not want to be for any reason, there are options…Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:00:30 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/experiencing-divine-presence/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/02/experiencing-divine-presence/What do you feel when you work with Divine Presence? Sometimes I feel a powerful beam of pulsating Light focused at my heart. Other times I feel a noticeable vibrating softness permeating in the vicinity of my heart. This usually follows a call I have made to Divine Presence to show up while covering my…Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:00:29 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/faith-and-meditation-questions/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/faith-and-meditation-questions/What is the basis of your faith? At present, faith for me as a stand alone energy seems to have been surpassed by spiritual knowing energy. I would say that faith is a place holder until experiences confirm more surety. Faith is a great place to be when seeking. In my early explorations, I had…Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/free-will-trauma-energy/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/free-will-trauma-energy/We all have free will. You have full ownership of your free will and the right to express it in ways acceptable to you. You can live any way you want to, with any beliefs you hold, and any behaviors you want to exhibit. There are consequences to all choices you make, of course, some…Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:00:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/learning-appears-in-perfect-timing/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/learning-appears-in-perfect-timing/I use pendulums in my work. From the early days of working with Divine Spirit energy, I wanted to distinguish between my hunches and actual Divine guidance. I knew intuitively that blocked unseen energy was the reason for imbalances of all kinds in our lives. I needed some reliable way to get more specifics about…Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/is-there-a-shortcut-to-the-six-step-spiritual-healing-protocol/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2018/01/is-there-a-shortcut-to-the-six-step-spiritual-healing-protocol/Is there ever a time when you don’t have to repeat all the wording for the healing given in the Six-Step Spiritual Healing Protocol? It takes a long time to cover all those areas. I am learning more about this healing each time I use the protocol but was wondering if there is a shortcut…Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/do-the-words-i-pray-matter/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/do-the-words-i-pray-matter/When I learned to pray years ago as a teen, I just asked generally what I needed and that was it. Why does your process need specific identification? In other words, do I really need to figure out the specific wording? Isn’t this already known by Divine Source anyway? This type of spiritual healing is…Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/i-dont-think-of-myself-as-both-human-and-divine-will-this-process-still-work/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/i-dont-think-of-myself-as-both-human-and-divine-will-this-process-still-work/I don’t really think of myself as being both human and Divine as you speak about in your book? Will the processes in the book still work for me? The processes in the book can work if you use the steps in the Six-Step Spiritual Healing Protocol carefully. However, if you do carry doubt that…Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/is-detox-normal-after-spiritual-healing-work-is-done/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/is-detox-normal-after-spiritual-healing-work-is-done/Is detox normal after spiritual healing work is done? Yes, detox is a normal response by the body after spiritual healing work is done. Detox is short for detoxification. Detox can occur after spiritual healing, massage, healing touch, visceral manipulation, acupuncture or any other type of healing you have received. Detox happens when the vibrations…Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/why-isnt-my-sore-toe-healing/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/why-isnt-my-sore-toe-healing/I have called in healing for my sore toe and it does not seem to be healing (three weeks later). I have already done antibiotics and other things that have not worked. Any suggestions? It works best to try again to determine where the blocked energy could be regarding the sore toe. The important thing…Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:00:28 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/im-stuck/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/12/im-stuck/What can you do when you feel stuck and don’t know why you are stuck? In talking with a friend the other day she named this exact feeling, “I feel stuck and don’t really know why I am stuck or what to do about it.” For this person, it had to do with needing a…Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:58:53 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/11/pictures-from-the-book-launch/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/11/pictures-from-the-book-launch/Thank you so much for coming to our book launch party on Sunday, November 19. Thanks also to the many people who sent messages of encouragement and support even if you were not able to come. We had 84 folks at the party! It was exhilarating to see so many old and new friends so…Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:18:18 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/11/do-i-have-to-open-sacred-space-every-time/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/11/do-i-have-to-open-sacred-space-every-time/When I open Sacred Space in the morning to clear something, do I have to re-open Sacred Space later in the day when I want to work on something else? Yes, you do need to open Sacred Space every time you seek to work with spiritual healing unless you have consciously opened the Sacred Space…Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:30:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/11/how-do-i-get-started-healing-when-i-dont-feel-confident/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/11/how-do-i-get-started-healing-when-i-dont-feel-confident/I really don’t feel confident in where to start asking for healing. There is so much information in the book that it is a bit daunting. What would you recommend? If you want to focus on emotions that are causing you trouble, take a look at the tutorial on my website which will take you…Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:00:25 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/06/my-spiritual-healing-book-is-now-available-on-amazon/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2017/06/my-spiritual-healing-book-is-now-available-on-amazon/I am happy to announce that my book is finally published! See it on Amazon where you can preview some of the chapters with the Look Inside feature, read the reviews, and purchase a copy. The Kindle version will also be available soon.Tue, 20 Jun 2017 03:30:26 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2014/12/meditation-workshop-at-rootscamp-december-2014/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2014/12/meditation-workshop-at-rootscamp-december-2014/I occasionally do workshops to introduce folks to the value of meditation as a way to enter sacred space and set the stage for healing. Here are some links to resources that have been useful the participants. Laura Shocker as the Huffington Post has done a great job of summarizing all of the research on the…Fri, 12 Dec 2014 23:46:08 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/10/authentic-prayer-and-global-healing/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/10/authentic-prayer-and-global-healing/Sermon – Comm-Unity On the Hill Congregation, Washington, D.C.* Rev. Robbins S. Hopkins, Ed.D. Thank you for asking me to speak. It is delightful to be here this morning. The question I am exploring today is, “What is authentic prayer”? Just plain and simple, authentic prayer is prayer that works. It is prayer that brings results. It…Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:26:50 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/09/working-out-with-divine-presence/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/09/working-out-with-divine-presence/When we are on a conscious spiritual journey, sooner or later we spend time in Silence. But this is just the beginning of our potential journey. After Silence, we may need to spend time on imbalances in our field. This can happen when our “quiet time” results in tough, yucky stuff appearing on the scene.…Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:50:37 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/06/silence-is-golden-meditation-101/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/06/silence-is-golden-meditation-101/Peace, joy and health can only be obtained by entering into one’s Silent self. However, while trying to get to a state of Silence, we often we have to face issues that are unresolved, problems we are struggling with and feelings we do not want to feel. This stops many a person from meditating,…Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:46:51 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/03/saint-germain-and-spiritual-power/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/03/saint-germain-and-spiritual-power/The vast majority of us barely use our spiritual power at all. This may be because we don’t know we have it, because we don’t know how to use it or because we don’t believe we are “authorized” to command our spiritual power being the “small humans” we imagine ourselves to be.…Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:58:33 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/02/suffering-and-sorrow-released/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/02/suffering-and-sorrow-released/All suffering and sorrow feelings are due to un-forgiveness energy. Where there is sorrow, there is un-forgiveness energy. The two exist together. What can we do about sorrow and suffering energy? Craig and Dana have been married 18 years. They love each other, are happily employed, have two children and are healthy. However their…Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:36:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/02/the-neggies/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2011/02/the-neggies/I had a neighbor once who when asked how things were going would sometimes reply, we have the neggies. I loved that because it was so expressive. The neggies can overtake a whole group when complaining, arguing and bickering breaks out. For me, the neggies often show up when my body hurts, when I am…Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:18:23 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/12/global-prayer/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/12/global-prayer/For nearly a year, I have been working with a group of folks to publish a newsletter on conditions and areas of the globe needing prayers. We have over 85 people getting this newsletter through email. Recently I was asked how I pray for global healing and what my thoughts are about such processes. As…Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:49:08 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/12/update-to-prayers-for-the-seemingly-incurable/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/12/update-to-prayers-for-the-seemingly-incurable/Update on additional physical imbalances caused by viruses. See for original post on praying for conditions caused by viruses. Since my last blog post, more conditions manifesting as a result of viruses have revealed themselves. This is an additional list of imbalances being affected by viruses in bodies. Viruses have been revealed at the spiritual level…Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:16:03 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/11/prayers-for-seemingly-intractable-conditions/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/11/prayers-for-seemingly-intractable-conditions/New spiritual information is coming through for those with Crohn’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, ALS, high cholesterol, vitiligo, chronic fatigue, glaucoma, HIV/AIDs, common cold, epilepsy, body’s electrical system, and irritable bowel syndrome. Recently, each of these conditions has been described by Divine Knowing to me as the result of imbalances in energy which have attracted…Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:10:22 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/10/grief/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/10/grief/How do we go on when we feel crippling grief? We sob and scream, cry and cry. We hide under our bed covers and hope when we awake from sleep, it will all have left. Life moves in grey colored tones. Every action feels like a huge effort. We walk through daily life without joy,…Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:30:10 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/10/spirits-having-a-human-experience-part-2-2/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/10/spirits-having-a-human-experience-part-2-2/As we learn about ourselves as spiritual beings having a human experience, new perceptions of ourselves emerge. Here are some discoveries which have been helpful to me in my spiritual and human journey. Being both spiritual and human beings takes some attention and some sorting out regarding what our spiritual beings are capable of and…Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:17:06 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/10/spirits-having-a-human-experience-part-1/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/10/spirits-having-a-human-experience-part-1/Most of us in body, in this Earth dimension, generally think of ourselves as humans having an occasional spiritual experience. However as our consciousness expands, perhaps more accurately said, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” This quote is from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955),…Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:07:28 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/09/angel-energy/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/09/angel-energy/The word “angel” immediately brings an image to my mind. I see white gossamer fabric with wings and light everywhere. I know I hold this image in my mind to help me imagine something I don’t see with my eyes. I also like artists’ visions of cherubs through the centuries. Those wee beings with round,…Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:19:27 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/08/the-dark-or-the-absence-of-light-part-2/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/08/the-dark-or-the-absence-of-light-part-2/*Read The Dark or The Absence of Light: Part One We can choose to be afraid or trusting. We can choose to be selfish or generous. We can choose to be welcoming or restrained. Each and every choice we make for the goodness of the greater whole produces more balance. Each and every choice…Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:49:25 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/08/the-dark-or-the-absence-of-light/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/08/the-dark-or-the-absence-of-light/What is “the dark” anyway? Is there a dark side as presented in all those sci-fi movies? What if the way we think about good and bad, light and dark, is all wrong. I had occasion to seriously consider these issues recently. My husband and I were sitting at a red light and were hit…Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:45:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/06/guilt-and-its-costs/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/06/guilt-and-its-costs/Guilt is energy run amok. Perhaps guilt comes about through the twisted thought that feeling guilty is a deserved response to a horrible choice we have made in the past. Perhaps guilt is born when we have the feeling that we have let another person down. Guilt can certainly surface when we know we have…Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:53:48 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/05/walking-in-integrity/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/05/walking-in-integrity/To walk in integrity, we have to lose our fear about the future. We have to embrace the Goodness of God. We have to wrestle our human thoughts about appearances to the ground. Above all, we have to speak our truth. This is walking in integrity. When we are walking in integrity, we are able…Wed, 19 May 2010 22:55:04 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/05/i-am/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/05/i-am/In Exodus 3:14, Moses asks God what name shall I use for you when speaking to the children of Israel. God replies, “I am AHIAH ASHAR HIGH (The Living God, The Sovereign God). Just say I AM ( AHIYA) has sent you.” Today we are addressing the I AM Energy of All That Is. This…Sat, 01 May 2010 18:22:55 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/04/gratitude-for-others-for-our-earth/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/04/gratitude-for-others-for-our-earth/Gratitude and negativity can not exist at the same time. Gratitude and worry can not hold the same space. Neither can gratitude and anger, blame or resentment coexist together. Therefore choosing the energy of gratitude is a life giving activity. It fills up the places where draining energy might have dared to roam. Being grateful…Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:53:18 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/04/prayers-for-coming-into-balance/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/04/prayers-for-coming-into-balance/Here are specific prayers and approaches to help us come into balance with All That Is/ God/ Universal Goodness. These prayers target blocked energy for clearing energy fields to allow our feelings, our body or our relationships to heal. All prayer should begin with opening a sacred healing space. There are many ways to do…Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:47:26 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/04/no-death-for-us/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/04/no-death-for-us/Good Friday is here and Easter is upon us. Regardless of the religious or spiritual path you have taken, there are lessons for all of us from the Easter story. God was sending all of us lessons about life and death those many years ago. There is eternal life. There is no death. This is…Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:55:56 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/03/mitigating-debilitating-pain/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/03/mitigating-debilitating-pain/Alicia was in a car accident. She was in a compact car and was hit from behind by a delivery truck. The car was crushed up to the back seat and the impact was severe. This began a process of going to doctors for pain, tension, imbalances and eventually for psychiatric help as the pain…Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:27:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/03/getting-help-from-god/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/03/getting-help-from-god/Devon was facing a killer week of projects, papers and exams. He had 1-2 pieces due every day for 6 days with a couple of exams thrown in for good measure. Additionally, he was managing an eleven day concert tour with fourteen guys up and down the East Coast, beginning immediately after his mid-terms.…Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:15:29 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/03/silence-for-the-dubious/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/03/silence-for-the-dubious/When people say, “you need to be in Silence”, there is usually a vision of sitting, perhaps cross-legged with eyes closed and breathing deeply for 30 minutes or so, while being left alone by the world. The thought of this for many people is simply a non-starter and blocks our energy before one can even…Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:42:42 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/02/unifying-prayer/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/02/unifying-prayer/Over many years, I have learned to use a particular type of prayer for spiritual healing. My prayers for wholeness have evolved and changed, continually seeking to capture the inherent power of Divine Presence. I call this specific type of prayer, unifying prayer. Unifying prayer differs from intercessory prayer, centering prayer or supplication prayer, in…Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:55:18 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/02/ordinary-mystic-part-1/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/02/ordinary-mystic-part-1/Presented to CommUnity on the Hill Congregation* Washington, D.C. , January 24, 2010 I am an ordinary mystic. This means I spend loads of time in Silence and in communication with all forms of Divine Presence and I also live in society. From the outside I usually look pretty normal in the clothes I wear…Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:59:16 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/01/divine-presence-is-on-the-field/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/01/divine-presence-is-on-the-field/One day I received a phone call from Violet Patterson(pseudo name). She introduced herself and shared that a friend had given her my name. She had been recently diagnosed with a tumor in her kidney which was cancerous and she asked for support in responding to this situation. We talked for a while. She said that…Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:52:47 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/01/those-among-us/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/01/those-among-us/Earlier this month, I went to the Dominican Republic. I thought we were going on vacation and in part, we were. However, there was a broader purpose for my being there. On the first morning I went into Silence, as is my daily custom, and listened for any people or places which needed prayer.…Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:48:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/01/loving-oneself-to-wholeness/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2010/01/loving-oneself-to-wholeness/Whenever Joyce looked in the mirror, she was angry with herself and angry at her body and mad with the world. She was heavier than she wanted to be and had been that way for over 10 years. The negative messages were really getting more and more self-punishing. “You are good for nothing, you are…Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:02:25 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/12/anxiety/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/12/anxiety/Anxiety is the sense of feeling overwhelmed, apprehensive, out of control and tense regarding something, frequently in the future. Often our minds rush ahead in time to anticipate all sorts of negative scenarios for us to consider including just how badly we might mess up or fail, and just how awful the consequences might be…Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:45:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/12/expect-the-goodness/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/12/expect-the-goodness/Holding the space for Goodness in our lives is a powerful mindset and the expectation of Goodness can permeate all aspects of our lives. At the same time, fears can play an important role in calling us to seek further, for Peace. Have you ever found yourself, even when things are really good, waiting for…Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:48:49 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/11/how-does-spiritual-healing-work/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/11/how-does-spiritual-healing-work/Spiritual healing is the healing of the unseen energy in our energy field. It is not magic! We know that we are out of balance if we become angry or afraid about something in our lives. Anger, fear, shame and guilt each have a unique vibration which is different from the vibrations of joy, laughter,…Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:17 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/11/beloved-i-am-presence/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/11/beloved-i-am-presence/The I AM Presence is part of every person on Earth though many of us have no idea what this means. The I AM Presence is the Oneness which exists way beyond our bodies, our lifetimes and our memories of experiences in this world. The Oneness is the state of consciousness which manifests as connectedness…Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:41:40 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/11/why-silence/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/11/why-silence/Here are some folks questioning the purpose and experience of Silence, being answered by folks who have tried Silence and find It working for them. These answers are paraphrases from individuals in my meditation and healing practice. Why would you ever sit in Silence when there are ever so many other more interesting things to…Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:55:44 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/10/one-day-in-india/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/10/one-day-in-india/My time in India was a time of sharp contrasts and self-reflection. I have not been surrounded by that level of ever present poverty with the exception of working in the Yucatan in the late 1960s, since I was in India three years ago. The contrasts of the grinding poverty and the brilliant saris…Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:07:10 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/09/calling-out-impatience-part-2/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/09/calling-out-impatience-part-2/If you are reading this blog for the first time or after a while away, read the previous post before reading this one, as they go together. Go to http://robbinshopkins.com/2009/09/patience-is-love-of-self-part-1/. It is possible to focus on impatience within ourselves and rout it out! This concept though came to me slowly over a long period of…Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:13:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/09/patience-is-love-of-self-part-1/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/09/patience-is-love-of-self-part-1/Patience is a form of love. It is the letting go of the need to control all that is happening around us. It is the cultivation of trust that all is well even if at the moment, our plans and expectations are not being met as we envisioned that happening. Patience begins with ourselves. We…Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:25:21 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/09/wholeness-comes-from-the-silence/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/09/wholeness-comes-from-the-silence/Before I learned to go, first thing, to Divine Presence when in need, I would observe an imbalance or pain in my body and immediately begin arranging whom to go see about it. I lived in doctor’s offices often going 2-3 times a week for a number of years. I was a medical junkie, literally…Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:54:32 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/08/infinite-source/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/08/infinite-source/Infinite Source means just that, the Source of All That Is has no boundaries, limits or perimeters. It is vast possibility without any limitation. This is a challenging concept to grasp, and even harder to actualize in our lives. Both are possible though and embracing Infinite Source is life changing. Infinite Source means there is…Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:21:06 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/08/being-eternal/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/08/being-eternal/When all seems to be said and done, there is still more to handle, respond to, and integrate, always and forever! We are never said and done. We are never completely finished, not in death, not in life, not in work, not in love. There is always more awaiting us when we are ready to…Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:36:55 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/08/evidence-of-hacking/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/08/evidence-of-hacking/Dear Readers, You may have gotten a post earlier yesterday seemingly, from my website. My website was hacked yesterday before we caught it. All the information has now been secured at a higher level than before. The post itself goes to my list of email addresses and RSS feeds which are saved in another secure…Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:53:15 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/07/say-yes-to-the-universe/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/07/say-yes-to-the-universe/What happens when an opportunity comes along which we have not consciously called to ourselves, and it keeps insistently inserting itself into our lives? This has been my experience of being the executor for my mother’s estate. It is probably a good thing I did not know all that was involved because I would have…Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:25:10 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/07/praying-with-results/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/07/praying-with-results/How does one go about getting a car and a house sold one day after praying about it? Read on! The purpose of prayer is to connect with the Greater Whole/ All That Is / Highest Presence. When we think of prayer, however, we often begin by asking God for something which we think we…Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:32:47 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/07/clearing-imbalance/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/07/clearing-imbalance/Illness is caused at its core by an imbalance in the flow of unseen energy in our bodies. If there is stuck energy, various imbalances manifest in our physical body to get our attention. I work with unseen energies such as thoughts, feelings and sense of connection with the Greater Whole. When these unseen energies…Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:40:23 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/judge-not-continued/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/judge-not-continued/* See Editor’s Note Below All people make the only choice they can make, at the time their choice is made. If a person could make a different choice, a better more loving choice, (s)he would make that choice. We make choices from within ourselves based on what is whole and what is not whole.…Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:00:54 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/judge-not/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/judge-not/Who is to judge what is right and wrong? When is speaking out called for? When is accepting the point of view of another, called for? Most of us are not heads of government but each of us is influential somewhere, at work, at home, in communities, in our spiritual groups, etc. When we do…Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:03:57 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/loving-self/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/loving-self/Loving Self is the fastest way to create a stronger connection with Spirit. However, most of us are not proficient in doing this. We may think we know all about Loving Self but it is the last area we master, as spiritually developing beings, in body. This can take several lifetimes to fully master. However,…Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:02:24 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/intentional-partnering-with-god-excerpt/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/06/intentional-partnering-with-god-excerpt/Sermon for May 24, 2009 Comm-Unity On the Hill, Washington, D.C. Rev. Robbins S. Hopkins, Ed.D. Editor’s Note: I recently began attending a Sunday service at a Unity Church in Washington, D.C. I found this group after several people independently recommended this spiritual group to me. I am very happy with this group’s inclusiveness, openness…Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:08:18 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/death-is-simply-another-state-of-being-part-2/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/death-is-simply-another-state-of-being-part-2/Every single person regardless of his or her circumstances surrounding death is exactly where he or she needs to be. Even those who leave us through cruel or tragic circumstances, I have come to understand, are exactly on the path they need to be upon. Sri Sathya Sai Baba, an avatar and mystic from India…Thu, 28 May 2009 02:02:25 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/death-is-but-another-state-of-being-part-1/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/death-is-but-another-state-of-being-part-1/Death is simply another state of being. It is one we know little about. We therefore tend to focus on the fears and experiences surrounding death and mix that up with the state of death itself. Many of us have unhealed sadness and grief about losses in our past. We may also have fear about…Thu, 21 May 2009 21:29:44 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/unpacking-anger/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/unpacking-anger/Anger has a life of its own. How does that happen? We might be having a very fine day and then that old argument about making plans for the weekend comes up or age old wounds about spending money to celebrate a special occasion appear and suddenly, real nastiness sets in. We can be in…Wed, 13 May 2009 04:10:33 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/peace-photos/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/05/peace-photos/Here are some awesome photos representing Peace, by a range of artists. I hope they are as uplifting for you as they have been for me. CLICK ON EACH PICTURE to see the full range of the artist’s work along with background stories for some of these specific photos. You will be connected to the…Tue, 05 May 2009 22:25:00 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/one-power-focus/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/one-power-focus/There is One Power, One Source, One Divine Presence. This Oneness is All Powerful, All Knowing and Everywhere Present. What would our lives be like if we really, deeply knew this to be true? What would we let go of , what would we welcome into our lives and what would we rejoice in knowing?…Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:53:16 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/questions-and-answers-spiritual-health2/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/questions-and-answers-spiritual-health2/How can we pray for others who are sick, afraid or in pain? The first thing to remember is that All That Is, is already here. God is Constant, One Source, One Power. So asking for the healing of another is frequently not helpful to the other person, though it is not harmful either. All…Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:00:13 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/questions-and-answers-spiritual-health1/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/questions-and-answers-spiritual-health1/What is happening spiritually when we are ill? Illness is blocked energy which has been blocked long enough for our body to manifest the imbalance as illness. Humans have at least four energy bodies which each manifest different types of energy. There is emotional energy, mental energy, spiritual energy and physical energy. Many times when…Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:09:35 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/entering-silence/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/04/entering-silence/There are infinite ways to enter Silence. Success with intentional Silence is accessible to all human beings, with practice. Silence is the space beyond conscious thought. It is the space beyond lists, questions, concerns and fears. It is the space of Infinite Possibility. When first exploring time in Silence, many of us think we will…Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:28:51 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/03/knowing-god/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/03/knowing-god/There is a dove cooing on the railing outside my window and a squirrel running down the hickory tree. I saw a hawk in the tall oak out back feeding babies. I see the pansies I planted yesterday, swaying in the chilly air. The forsythia and the dew drops are out along with the crocus…Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:31:54 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/03/the-god-you-dont-believe-in/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/03/the-god-you-dont-believe-in/Tell me about the God you don’t believe in. Perhaps it is a God, who resembles a wise old man in the sky, with a beard who knows everything you do and is going to make you pay for most of it. Perhaps the God you don’t believe in seems a lot like the Big…Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:00:58 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/03/meditation-joys-the-still-small-voice/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/03/meditation-joys-the-still-small-voice/Many folks think that meditation is being quiet and breathing in an specified manner. That could be a good place to begin. However, if that is all that happens, the point of meditation is lost, not to mention that focused breathing and being quiet gets old rather quickly. Meditation is setting aside time to be…Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:59:37 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/doing-our-spiritual-work/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/doing-our-spiritual-work/For 18 years, I had chronic back pain. It began four or five months before I was in an automobile accident or I might have blamed the other driver. I had been working full time, doing research for my doctoral thesis, moved in with my husband’s family, taken a new job which I barely tolerated,…Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:59:54 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/asking-forgiveness/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/asking-forgiveness/If we are already forgiven for what we have done, as it says in the Bible, why do we need to ask for forgiveness ourselves? In Psalm 103, we read, “Praise the Lord with affection and do not forget God’s blessings and benefits, for God forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases. In…Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:37:17 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/loving-of-self/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/loving-of-self/“Loving myself seems indulgent. What is all this stuff about loving oneself? I get the best feelings when I help others meet their needs regardless of myself. When I focus on myself, I feel selfish.” A spiritual definition of loving oneself might be a place to begin. Indulging oneself is yielding to our wants, desires…Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:00:36 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/full-partners-with-the-divine-healing-service-excerpt/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/02/full-partners-with-the-divine-healing-service-excerpt/Welcome to this healing service tonight. Whatever your reason for coming, you are likely to receive exactly what is needed for healing. This is because God, Divine Knowing, Universal Creator already knows what it is that you and I really need for healing. The Great I AM already knows why we are here and what…Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:44:06 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/praying-with-power/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/praying-with-power/Prayer can be more than tepid thoughts, fear filled words or memorized prose. The purpose of prayer is to actualize the Divine Presence in all aspects of our lives. We may strongly feel the need for “help”, “healing” , “relief” for another or for ourselves but our strong sense of need does not charge a…Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:05:06 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/good-work-if-you-can-get-it/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/good-work-if-you-can-get-it/Thoughts and feelings can balance us or unbalance us. Where we place our attention and give our power determines whether we move towards greater balance or greater imbalance. When we are out of balance energetically, it shows up somewhere. How does imbalance affect us? It can show up in disturbing dreams, inability to sleep, imbalances…Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:51:25 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/right-relationship/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/right-relationship/Coming into Right Relationship with aspects of our lives is another way to think of seeking Peace. Right Relationship refers to the highest form of connection with a person, place or situation for this place and time as defined by Divine Knowing. Right Relationship is a concept which requires us to let go of defining…Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:58 GMThttps://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/best-kept-secret/https://www.robbinshopkins.com/2009/01/best-kept-secret/Welcome to this blog! So glad you found us. We will be exploring Inner Peace and spiritual health in daily life. We will look at how to get there, what keeps us from staying in a state of Peace, what triggers our anger, guilt, fear, pride, judging, forgiveness and hope and how to work our…Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:32:12 GMT