Doyle - Spirit is Talking to You

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Praise for Spirit is Talking to You

Thought provoking and uplifting, the variety of experiences described in Joan Doyles story collection are evidence of love in action in this interconnected world that we live in. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Dr. Mark Vierra

Minister NCHRS, A United Center for Spiritual Living

These anecdotes of love and connection will bring to mind ones own amazing and miraculous stories. Itll have you saying, Yep, that happened to me, or Absolutely, right on. Dont miss out on this delightful and deeply comforting read, its one youll want to share with friends.

Steve Rambo

Ministerial Candidate

Holmes Institute: School of Consciousness Studies

Joan Doyles book, Spirit Talking to You reveals the voice of wisdom within us all. Often drowned out by self doubt or our inner critic, this book testifies to the importance of turning up the volume on that wisdom and trusting it so that we can live fearlessly and feel more fully alive.

Beatrice Elliott

Author of Change Your Story, Change Your Life

What a beautiful and inspiring collection of heartfelt experiences. Every single story either brought a tear to my eye or gave me a warm fuzzy feeling!If you are ready to read some life changing, inspiring stories, if you are ready to learn from others experiences and make sustainable changes in your own life, dont wait, read on!!

Patricia Missakian

Money, Branding and Marketing Coach

www.thebrandinggoddess.com

Read on and discover a world of spiritual adventure.

Rev. Barbara Lee

Church of Truth, Center for Awakening Consciousness

True Stories of Signs, Wonders,

Inspiration, Love and Connection

Compiled & Written by

Joan Doyle

CCB Publishing

British Columbia, Canada

Spirit is Talking to You:

True Stories of Signs, Wonders, Inspiration, Love and Connection

Copyright 2012 by Joan Doyle

ISBN-13 978-1-77143-001-2

First Edition

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Doyle, Joan, 1962-

Spirit is talking to you [electronic resource] : true stories of signs, wonders, inspiration, love and connection / compiled and written by Joan Doyle.

Electronic monograph in PDF format.

ISBN 978-1-77143-001-2

Also available in print format.

Additional cataloguing data available from Library and Archives Canada

Cover artwork by: Joan Doyle

HOW COULD ANYONE

Words and music by Libby Roderick Libby Roderick Music 1988.

Used by permission. From the recordings How Could Anyone and

If You See a Dream Turtle Island Records, Anchorage, Alaska

907-278-6817

Sufi Dancing description used by permission of Mary Brenda McQueen.

Quote from Joe Seoane used by kind permission, EntertainmentIndustryMinistry.org

Core Concepts of Science of Mind, used by kind permission of Centers for Spiritual Living, Colorado.

Extreme care has been taken by the author to ensure that all information presented in this book is accurate and up to date at the time of publishing. Neither the author nor the publisher can be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Additionally, neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express written permission of the publisher.

Publisher:

CCB Publishing

British Columbia, Canada

www.ccbpublishing.com

To my parents John and Jane Doyle

In gratitude for your unconditional and eternal love

To my husband Justin Elledge

Thank you for your vision, love and light

And for sharing them with me.

Contributing Authors

I would like to acknowledge individual authors for permission to print the following material contained in this book.

Amanda Sargenti

Amy Lloyd

Arthur Barrett

Barbara Schiffman

Carrie McConkey-Herrera

Christy Shelton

Chrystine Julian

Dean Regan

Dearbhla Egan

Gertrude Anne Doyle

Kristina Keefer

Jon Lopez

Joseph Doyle

Julie Penman Livesey

Justin Elledge

Laurie St. Clare

Mary Hylan

Robert Duffy

Sabrina Johnson

Sandra Maclean

Sandi Duncan

Sandra Phillips

Sean M. Kelly

S. Kay

Tom Rebold

Information about the contributing authors is included at the end of this book. I would like to thank each of them for adding their colorful experiences to the rainbow expression of the deep and abiding love that created and inspires us all.

A special thanks goes to Mary Hylan, to Dr. Mark Vierra, the beautiful core of Practitioners at North Hollywood Church of Religious Science and my grammar teacher, Sr. Claude!

Spiritis at work in the world today.

Spiritis at work in my world today.

Spiritis at work in me today.

The storms of the world swirl gently around me.

I am safe and secure always.

Amen!

Joseph Seoane

Introduction - A Friendly Universe

You are the spiritual light that cannot fail .

- Emma Curtis Hopkins

As a licensed spiritual counselor, I often get a quizzical response on the rare occasion I choose to explain what I do, when meeting a stranger at a party. Oh, one person commented, I guess Oprah made Spirit popular! It amuses and saddens me as I acknowledge that despite the proliferation of religions in the world, our everyday reality is most often kept separate from what is considered sacred. It seems the pendulum has swung from blind faith to scientific thinking. To think that logic and rational thought are preferable to religious beliefs is very understandable when we look at the violence that has and still does result from religious fanaticism. But there is a middle ground.

Between measurable facts and organized religion is a very real living Spirit. We recognize this as a force that expresses itself diversely and to varying degrees through each and every living thing. When I speak of my ninety one-year-old mother, I say her spirit is strong even as her body is failing. Spirit is the life force unchanged, despite age or infirmity. Spirit essence can never be lost, damaged, diminished or destroyed. Inventiveness, hope, joy, love, abundance and creativity are to name but a few of its enduring qualities. What Spirit is, we are. Spirit is expansive, but given our free will we have the freedom to constrict its expression through us or to allow it to flow freely and enhance our life experience.