Making a Difference
260 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPositive and inspirational teachings that will make a difference in your life from Reverends Larry and Mary Ellen Swartz, ordained Unity ministers.
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World Healing Meditation - Mary Ellen Swartz
March 17, 2022 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.03 MBAlmost everyone says they want peace on Earth but many say it has to begin with someone else. John Randolph Price, the originator of the World Healing Meditation, said when we take the offensive against anything in the outer world we get emotionally involved and give our power away. When we live from knowing our Oneness with God, we realize the power within us is greater than any facts in the outer world. Take 5 minutes and listen as Rev. Mary Ellen shares the World Healing Meditation. Let...
World Healing Meditation
March 17, 2022 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.03 MBAlmost everyone says they want peace on Earth but many say it has to begin with someone else. John Randolph Price, the originator of the World Healing Meditation, said when we take the offensive against anything in the outer world we get emotionally involved and give our power away. When we live from knowing our Oneness with God, we realize the power within us is greater than any facts in the outer world. Take 5 minutes and listen as Rev. Mary Ellen shares the World Healing Meditation. Let...
Whatever the Question, Love is the Answer - Mary Ellen Swartz
February 06, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIs it possible that love is the answer to the question you have been asking? Jesus taught that Love is the great foundation of Life (our life...all life.) This foundation is based upon Oneness... Divine Love...which incorporates us and everyone else. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some powerful reminders about how love can be the answer to the questions concerning healing, prosperity, forgiveness and peace. P.S. Making the choice to move our thoughts and feelings to love and forgiveness, as q...
Whatever the Question, Love is the Answer
February 06, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIs it possible that love is the answer to the question you have been asking? Jesus taught that Love is the great foundation of Life (our life...all life.) This foundation is based upon Oneness... Divine Love...which incorporates us and everyone else. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some powerful reminders about how love can be the answer to the questions concerning healing, prosperity, forgiveness and peace. P.S. Making the choice to move our thoughts and feelings to love and forgiveness, as q...
A Thing or Two About Endings and Beginnings - Mary Ellen Swartz
December 30, 2021 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBMary Ellen knows a thing or two about life's endings and beginnings...and so do you! Listen as she reminds you that endings and beginnings are intermixed and connected. Each ending is a beginning and each beginning is an ending, overlapping and converging . Your life has never been nor will it ever be stagnant. This is the best time of your life if you will allow it to be. Support the show
A Thing or Two About Endings and Beginnings
December 30, 2021 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBMary Ellen knows a thing or two about life's endings and beginnings...and so do you! Listen as she reminds you that endings and beginnings are intermixed and connected. Each ending is a beginning and each beginning is an ending, overlapping and converging . Your life has never been nor will it ever be stagnant. This is the best time of your life if you will allow it to be. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&sour...
The Christ of Christmas Beckons Us Within - Larry Swartz
December 14, 2021 02:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBThis lesson was originally given before an audience but because the message within it is timeless we are sharing it via this podcast. Listen as Larry Swartz shares the Truth about our forever connection with God. Support the show
The Christ of Christmas Beckons Us Within
December 14, 2021 02:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBThis lesson was originally given before an audience but because the message within it is timeless we are sharing it via this podcast. Listen as Larry Swartz shares the Truth about our forever connection with God. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
A Metaphysical Look at Advent and the Second Coming - Mary Ellen Swartz
December 04, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 5.06 MBThe word advent means "the coming." In many traditions Advent is associated with a time of awaiting or expectation of the Second Coming. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some deeper thoughts about Advent and suggests that the Second Coming is not limited to a time/space collective experience but rather is an individual experience that is the result of one's full realization of the Christ within. Support the show
A Metaphysical Look at Advent and the Second Coming
December 04, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 5.06 MBThe word advent means "the coming." In many traditions Advent is associated with a time of awaiting or expectation of the Second Coming. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some deeper thoughts about Advent and suggests that the Second Coming is not limited to a time/space collective experience but rather is an individual experience that is the result of one's full realization of the Christ within. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤c...
How to Be a Thermostat not a Thermometer - Larry Swartz
November 19, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 3.77 MBDo you realize you have a choice? A thermometer measures existing conditions and reacts to the choices others have made or are making; a thermostat creates. This audio message was given before a live audience. Support the show
How to Be a Thermostat not a Thermometer
November 19, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 3.77 MBDo you realize you have a choice? A thermometer measures existing conditions and reacts to the choices others have made or are making; a thermostat creates. This audio message was given before a live audience. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
God Always Says "Yes" (Take 2)
November 13, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutes - 5.86 MBDr. Sue Sikking taught and wrote, "There is a great affirmative power in the midst of every human form. There is an All-Knowing Presence within us that always says, 'Yes!' It is that something that has kept every man on the path toward some goal since the beginning of time. It is the power that fulfills our destiny, the spur to all progress." Rightly understood, the Energy that we call God is the same Energy at the core of who and what we are...God in, through and as! This Energy, based on...
God Always Says Yes
November 11, 2021 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.66 MBIs this possible? Sue Sikking, Unity minister, in a book by the same title tells that indeed this is true. So, the question then is 'what am I asking for." Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How To Pray Using The Golden Key - Mary Ellen Swartz
November 05, 2021 21:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBEmmet Fox, author and wisdom teacher of the 20th century, introduced thousands of people then and now a technique that is life changing. The Golden Key, as he explained is "Simplicity itself. All that you have to do is this: Stop thinking about the difficulty, whatever it is, and think about God instead." Mary Ellen expands on the basic technique and shares thoughts about how to pray using The Golden Key. Support the show
How To Pray Using The Golden Key
November 05, 2021 21:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBEmmet Fox, author and wisdom teacher of the 20th century, introduced thousands of people then and now a technique that is life changing. The Golden Key, as he explained is "Simplicity itself. All that you have to do is this: Stop thinking about the difficulty, whatever it is, and think about God instead." Mary Ellen expands on the basic technique and shares thoughts about how to pray using The Golden Key. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU...
Why and How of Living in the Now - Mary Ellen Swartz
October 24, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB"Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? I say to you, lift up your eyes and behold the fields are white and ready to harvest even now." John 4:35 We have heard many times how important it is to stay in the now and not be focused on the past or the future. Why? Now is our point of power. Listen as Mary Ellen shares the spiritual principle behind living in the now and some practical tools that will help. Support the show
Living in the Now is Living in Our Power!
October 24, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB"Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? I say to you, lift up your eyes and behold the fields are white and ready to harvest even now." John 4:35 We have heard many times how important it is to stay in the now and not be focused on the past or the future. Why? Now is our point of power. Listen as Mary Ellen shares the spiritual principle behind living in the now and some practical tools that will help. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...
How and Why of Living in the Now!
October 24, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB"Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? I say to you, lift up your eyes and behold the fields are white and ready to harvest even now." John 4:35 We have heard many times how important it is to stay in the now and not be focused on the past or the future. Why? Now is our point of power. Listen as Mary Ellen shares the spiritual principle behind living in the now and some practical tools that will help. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...
Why and How of Living in the Now!
October 24, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB"Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? I say to you, lift up your eyes and behold the fields are white and ready to harvest even now." John 4:35 We have heard many times how important it is to stay in the now and not be focused on the past or the future. Why? Now is our point of power. Listen as Mary Ellen shares the spiritual principle behind living in the now and some practical tools that will help. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...
Our World October 11, 2021
October 12, 2021 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.49 MBA reminder of our Power to make our world. Support the show
How to Face F.E.A.R
October 03, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBMary Ellen shares an acronym for Fear = False Evidence Appearing Real The challenges we have in life are the result of feeling separated from God and not remembering our oneness with God. When we know the Truth that Truth makes us free...free of fear. We set ourselves free from fear when we make the practice of the Presence a way of life. Practicing the Presence results in our knowing that the power of God in us is always greater than the power in anything outside of us. Support the show (...
How to Face F.E.A.R by Mary Ellen Swartz
October 03, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBMary Ellen shares an acronym for Fear = False Evidence Appearing Real The challenges we have in life are the result of feeling separated from God and not remembering our oneness with God. When we know the Truth that Truth makes us free...free of fear. We set ourselves free from fear when we make the practice of the Presence a way of life. Practicing the Presence results in our knowing that the power of God in us is always greater than the power in anything outside of us. Support the show
How to Face F.E.A.R - Mary Ellen Swartz
October 03, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBMary Ellen shares an acronym for Fear = False Evidence Appearing Real The challenges we have in life are the result of feeling separated from God and not remembering our oneness with God. When we know the Truth that Truth makes us free...free of fear. We set ourselves free from fear when we make the practice of the Presence a way of life. Practicing the Presence results in our knowing that the power of God in us is always greater than the power in anything outside of us. Support the show (...
How to Do Change...even if you aren't a fan of it.
September 20, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBEveryone has to deal with changes. Some have been initiated by us and some seem to have been thrust upon us. Because almost all change can be stressful to some extent, Mary Ellen shares some helpful ways to meet it...even if you aren't a fan of it. Support the show
How to Do Change...even if you aren't a fan of it. Mary Ellen Swartz
September 20, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBEveryone has to deal with changes. Some have been initiated by us and some seem to have been thrust upon us. Because almost all change can be stressful to some extent, Mary Ellen shares some helpful ways to meet it...even if you aren't a fan of it. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Do Change...even if you aren't a fan of it.
September 20, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBEveryone has to deal with changes. Some have been initiated by us and some seem to have been thrust upon us. Because almost all change can be stressful to some extent, Mary Ellen shares some helpful ways to meet it...even if you aren't a fan of it. Support the show
Our World today...September 9, 2021
September 09, 2021 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBHeart chat about things "out there..." sense impending doom...last days as found in Revelation...ongoing pandemic...climate change and fires and floods...assaults on our rights..wars and rumors of wars"...and more. Support the show
How to Let Go of Regrets...if you ever have them.
September 04, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe burden of regret is too heavy to continue carrying. Letting go of regrets is a process rather than something done once. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some practical suggestions that may be valuable to the process of letting go of any regret you may have. You deserve to let go and move forward to the more fulfilling life you choose. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Let Go of Regrets (if you have ever had any.) Mary Ellen Swartz
September 04, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe burden of regret is too heavy to continue carrying. Letting go of regrets is a process rather than something done once. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some practical suggestions that may be valuable to the process of letting go of any regret you may have. You deserve to let go and move forward to the more fulfilling life you choose. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Let Go of Regrets by Mary Ellen Swartz
September 04, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe burden of regret is too heavy to continue carrying. Letting go of regrets is a process rather than something done once. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some practical suggestions that may be valuable to the process of letting go of any regret you may have. You deserve to let go and move forward to the more fulfilling life you choose. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Let Go of Regrets...if you ever have them. Mary Ellen Swartz
September 04, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe burden of regret is too heavy to continue carrying. Letting go of regrets is a process rather than something done once. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some practical suggestions that may be valuable to the process of letting go of any regret you may have. You deserve to let go and move forward to the more fulfilling life you choose. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Let Go of Regrets...if you ever have them by Mary Ellen
September 04, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe burden of regret is too heavy to continue carrying. Letting go of regrets is a process rather than something done once. Listen as Mary Ellen shares some practical suggestions that may be valuable to the process of letting go of any regret you may have. You deserve to let go and move forward to the more fulfilling life you choose. Support the show
Quieting Time #12 Inhale positive energy and exhale toxins - Mary Ellen Swartz
August 31, 2021 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.62 MBKeep an appointment with yourself and have a few moments of quieting to find your place of peace. Following the guidance of Mary Ellen, taking a few inhalations of positive energy and exhalations of toxins, you will be reenergized and empowered from within. Support the show
Quieting Time #12 with Rev Mary Ellen Swartz
August 31, 2021 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.62 MBKeep an appointment with yourself and have a few moments of quieting to find your place of peace. Following the guidance of Mary Ellen, taking a few inhalations of positive energy and exhalations of toxins, you will be reenergized and empowered from within. Support the show
How to Find Peace When There is No Peace - Mary Ellen Swartz
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWhat is peace? Where is it found? How will finding peace make a difference in one's life? Listen as Mary Ellen shares spiritual truths and practical applications for peace. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, I give unto you." Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Find Peace When There is No Peace
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWhat is peace? Where is it found? How will finding peace make a difference in one's life? Listen as Mary Ellen shares spiritual truths and practical applications for peace. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, I give unto you." Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Find Peace When There is No Peace
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWhat is peace? Where is it found? How will finding peace make a difference in one's life? Listen as Mary Ellen shares spiritual truths and practical applications for peace. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, I give unto you." Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
How to Find Peace When There is No Peace by Mary Ellen
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWhat is peace? Where is it found? How will finding peace make a difference in one's life? Listen as Mary Ellen shares spiritual truths and practical applications for peace. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, I give unto you." Support the show
The Game of Life...quotes and affirmations
August 15, 2021 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBMan has ever a silent listener at his side - his subconscious mind. It is his faithful servant but one must be careful to give it the right orders. Every thought, every word is impressed upon it and carried out in amazing detail. The reason it is necessary to make an affirmation is because repetition impresses the subconscious. You cannot control your thoughts at first, but you can control your words. "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Romans 12:2) Support the show (https://w...
The Game of Life...Quotes and Affirmations
August 15, 2021 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBMan has ever a silent listener at his side - his subconscious mind. It is his faithful servant but one must be careful to give it the right orders. Every thought, every word is impressed upon it and carried out in amazing detail. The reason it is necessary to make an affirmation is because repetition impresses the subconscious. You cannot control your thoughts at first, but you can control your words. "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Romans 12:2) Support the show
The Game of Life Part 6 Affirmations and Denials
August 10, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB"Playing" the game of Life involves understanding the Spoken Word! A free PDF of The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn is available from TruthUnity.net Support the show
Game of Life, Part 5 Your good is seeking you.
July 24, 2021 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBWe live in a reciprocal universe. The thoughts we think and the words we speak are connected to our experiences. Learning the rules of the game of life and putting them into practice will result in living as the powerful being that you already are. Nothing needs to be added to you that wasn't always there. When you discover that, you will realize you are fully equipped to experience the Divine Plan of your life. Note: a free PDF of The Game of Life and How to Play It is available through ...
Questions and Answers #2
July 18, 2021 22:00 - 23 minutes - 2.72 MBLive and unrehearsed...and fun! Support the show
What On Earth Are You Doing?
July 15, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 4.15 MBIn this podcast Mary Ellen inspires the listener to consider answering four important questions concerning life and the spiritual journey: "What" on Earth are you doing? What on "Earth" are you doing? What on Earth are "You" doing? What on Earth are you "doing"? Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
What On Earth Are You Doing? Rev. Mary Ellen Swartz
July 15, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 4.15 MBThis podcast inspires the listener to consider answering four important questions concerning life and the spiritual journey: "What" on Earth are you doing? What on "Earth" are you doing? What on Earth are "You" doing? What on Earth are you "doing"? Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)
What On Earth Are You Doing?
July 15, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 4.15 MBIn this podcast Mary Ellen inspires the listener to consider answering four important questions concerning life and the spiritual journey: "What" on Earth are you doing? What on "Earth" are you doing? What on Earth are "You" doing? What on Earth are you "doing"? Support the show
Questions and Answers
July 15, 2021 01:00 - 24 minutes - 2.87 MBLive and Unrehearsed Support the show
The Game of Life Part 4 - Cast Your Burden
July 10, 2021 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBWritten by one of the modern day (1944) metaphysical writers, Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How To Play It is a no-nonsense sharing on how consciousness works. New insights into how to allow the Lord (Law) to open our lives to greater good. Support the show
Quieting Time #11 with Mary Ellen Swartz
June 16, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.39 MBGive yourself a gift and allow Rev. Mary Ellen to guide you into relaxing and connecting with your inner strength. You will feel empowered to make the decisions and meet the challenges ahead with serenity and confidence. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=PU5QWAQJFFVEE¤cy_code=USD&source=url)