"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."  – William Arthur Ward

 

Happy October Everyone,

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I hope you are all doing well and enjoying this beautiful weather.  I certainly am.

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Your Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In the States, our Thanksgiving isn’t until almost the end of November, on the 28th.  So, it is normal for us to concentrate on gratitude at this time of year, which we are doing.  In Unity we believe gratitude is not something to celebrate just once a year, but rather a daily practice that can transform our life.  To help remind us of this, our new affirmation for October is:

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“Every day, I find new reasons to be thankful.”

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I’ve always liked William Arthur Ward’s quote that I included at the top of this letter, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”  The most powerful  and enriching gratitude is that which is expressed. This month we are encouraging our members to be mindful of the people and things that they are grateful for and work at (practice) making the expression of gratitude a natural part of one’s day.  In turn we become not only blessed but become a blessing to others and we will find, as we explored last Sunday, that gratitude is a path to joy.

 

This coming Sunday at 10:30 a.m., we hope you will join us as we joyfully honor and express our gratitude to Arlene Boudreau, who with her husband David founded and established Unity Spiritual Centre Windsor (USCW) in 1984. Arlene will be joining me on stage in our first of the month Divine Conversations as we look at the founding of USCW and our Unity teachings.

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Also, as a reminder, at 12:30 our Drumming Circle will meet in the downstairs community room.

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At the same time, 12:30, I will be facilitating a two-hour PowerPoint presentation, New Member Orientation Class, in the auditorium/chapel.  This class is required to become a voting member of USCW.  It is open to anyone who would like to know more about USCW, the history of the Unity Movement and our Unity teachings, and will provide an opportunity to ask any questions you might have about Unity.

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Have a wonderful weekend! 
 

Rich blessings and much gratitude,

 

Rev. David

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