Spiritual Living Circles Discussion Guide
July 2015 Sample
This Month’s Theme: The Golden Thread of Truth
Welcome to this week’s discussion guide for your Spiritual Living Circle. This material is designed to
support your review and discussion of the articles contained in the July 2015 issue of Science of Mind
magazine.
Each week this month, we will be highlighting one or more articles from the magazine and providing
you with discussion questions for that article.
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This week we look at Your Note to Sing: Dream Big Because You Are Big, by Tama Kieves
Discussion Questions written by Rev. Robert Franklin, B. MSc, RScP
Excerpt
As a former attorney turned writer and unconventional career coach, I listen to creative minds,
visionaries and entrepreneurs every day in my coaching practice. I am moved by the grand spirit that
moves them. They climb walls with passion, ambition and frustration. They secretly dream big
because they are big. "I don't even know if I'll ever have what I want" they say. But I do, I know we are
relentlessly drawn to where we belong.
1.) What do you believe the author means by the statement, "I know we are relentlessly drawn to
where we belong" as it pertains to your life experience?
2.) Have you secretly dreamed big? If so, what did you accomplish as a result of this expanded
consciousness?
The author states, "We've said "yes" to some sacred arrangement in the ethers, and here on Earth until we live our most meaningful dreams - we ache with the pangs of blessings unfulfilled."
3.) Can you identify any past or present meaningful dreams or ambitions that you have given yourself
permission to experience fully?
4.) Are there any "pangs of blessings unfulfilled" in any aspect of your present life?
5.) Have you said "yes" to some sacred arrangement in the ethers, and here on Earth that has yet to
be fulfilled?
The author shares a dialogue in the following statements: "I want to be big, I want to be known. It's the
level of expression that I feel like my talent was made for. It's my note," I said, looking into her soft
brown eyes. "I think it's the only note that will feel real to me." Then she repeated back to me, "It's just
the note you came to sing."
6.) Are you moved, pushed, or pulled by an inner desire of your heart to do something that is greater
than your present experience? Describe what this feels like for you.
7.) In the terms expressed in this article, what is the note that you came to sing and share with the
World?
Ms. Kieves states, "I realized then that we don't get to choose our calling. We get to choose whether
or not we will listen to each nudge or flare, whether or not we will believe, and whether or not we will
dedicate ourselves to this territory of homecoming within us. But we don't get to choose which
doorway has our name on it, which one swings open for us, into the wild country of heightened
capacities, love and awe."
8.) What does the above passage mean to you? Please share your response with your group.
9.) What are your intentions after reading this article in staying true to the evolving, amazing life force
within? Are you willing to choose that which opens you to the boundless expressions of life?
Powerful Closing Statement
I urge you to listen to what only you know inside. You dream big because you're called. It's not about
knowing how to make it happen or being "worthy." You didn't choose this dream. It chose
you. Follow your golden thread. Become your truth.
Other Possibilities for Circle Discussion
If you have been reading the daily guides for this week, were there any in particular that resonated with
your consciousness? If so, please share with your discussion group.
In addition, there are a number of articles reflected in the Columns section, as well as affirmations and
reviews in the Departments section of the magazine. Choose one or more to review and discuss as a
group if time permits.
Articles We Will Be Reviewing in July
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When the Eagle met the Raven: A Tale of Unity by Karin Wilson
Paul, Really: Light from the Apostle's Letter by Jesse Jennings
Jake Sasserville: Facing in the Direction of Human Beings by Kent Rautenstraus
The Great Golden Thread Uniting Us All by Ernest Holmes
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