Articles by Charlene

Feel free to peruse our library of articles written by Rev. Dr. Charlene Proctor exploring topics of awakening, self care and encouragement.

Stay Positive During Family Gatherings  Surviving a family get together may seem impossible, especially considering the complex history that goes along with relationships, marriages, divorces, births, and other family issues. Making any family gathering a...read the entire article>

Emmet Fox and the Power of Positive Thinking  Positive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. We practice positive thinking when we derive a positive sense of well being...read the entire article>

Five Easy Ways to Worry Less and Build Gratitude  In the current economic conditions, many people are worrying about how change will trickle down into their personal lives. If a daily exchange of fear, blame, or doom has replaced your daily affirmation, you need to...read the entire article>

New Year's Resolution: Take Charge of Your Thoughts Today  With the turn of a new year, most of us want to set and meet empowering goals. We pause to correct negative thinking and make a commitment to process life differently. We take a self-inventory...read entire article>

The Secret to Raising Teens: Four Quick Tips to Stay Positive  What parent doesn't occasionally agonize over the challenges that teenagers bring to a family? Their hormones are raging and the teen brain (I hear their frontal lobes are not fully-developed, which accounts for...read entire article>

Stop Negative Self Talk! Five Ways to Build Confidence and Happiness  Our culture seems to be riddled with negativity from the media, old parental messages, and advertising that tells us we are not smart, happy, or driving fast enough. Many of the outdated ideas or dramas...read entire article>

Think Positive! Set a Present Moment Agenda with Five Spiritual Steps  The past is important because we learn from it. The past helps us navigate through our present choices in order to evolve our soul. From the minute we hit the ground until we cross over, we're in soul school...read entire article>

End Conflict by Practicing Spiritual Peacemaking  Many people are worrying about how change and reform will trickle down into their personal lives. Will taxes increase? Will wars continue? Is one person responsible for instituting ideas that...read entire article>

Create Good Vibrations with a Mantra  Having a mantra is an important step on a journey to greater self-awareness. Too often, though, we find ourselves repeating sacred words and phrases without understanding how their meanings can enhance our...read entire article>

Healing the Heart Through Grace  Although we encounter great joys and peak experiences in our lives, sometimes we must make sense of painful circumstances—a child who with AIDS, divorce, cancer, even financial ruin...read entire article>

Rekindling Joy: A Reason for the Season  The holidays are a time of festive gatherings, where we expect to share meals, gifts, and make a positive connection with loved ones. But with many people clinging to old situations or emotional trauma...read entire article>

Be Prosperous! Set a New Mental Equivalent  Emmet Fox, a prominent New Thought minister of the 1940s, stressed the importance of setting a mental equivalent to create an abundant life. He borrowed the term "mental equivalent" from the concept of...read entire article>

Women and Deeksha: Empowering Humanity with the Feminine Presence  Margaret Thatcher once said that a woman's mission is not to enhance the masculine spirit, but to express the feminine. "Hers is not to preserve a man-made world," she said, "but to create a...read entire article>

Everyday Spirituality  If you take a stroll through the self-help or religious section of any bookstore, you'll notice a diverse spiritual dialogue taking place. Our concerns about life are shared because people from all wisdom traditions are asking the...read the entire article>