Talking Points
About New Thought

ABOUT NEW THOUGHT

• New Thought is a spiritual tradition that honors all faith and paths to God
• New Thought has its roots in the Transcendental Movement that took place in the United States beginning in the 1830's.
• Famous writers of the New Thought Movement include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Troward, Phineas Quimby, William James, Mary Baker Eddy, Emma Curtis Hopkins, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, and Ernest Holmes.

NEW THOUGHT PRINCIPLES

• God is all good and active in everything, everywhere.
• I am naturally good because God's Divinity is in me and in everyone.
• I create my own experience by what I choose to think and feel and believe.
• Through affirmative prayer and meditation, I connect with God and bring out the good in life.
• I do and give my best by living the Truth I know, and I make a difference!

VISION

• There is an inherent perfection and sacred worth in the universe, all of creation, and every individual.
• The community of all life is interconnected and interdependent.
• Consciousness is infinitely creative; we create our experience through our thoughts and feelings.
• Human consciousness is ever evolving into higher states of awareness.

MISSION

• We honor the diversity of cultures and faiths while aiming to articulate, practice, and embody universal spiritual principles.
• We encourage personal transformation and collective awakening.
• We practice the gift of active compassion and kindness through our service to all life.
• We foster a world that works for the highest good of all.

CORE VALUES

• Creativity
• Community
• Education
• Integrity
• Abundance
• Spirituality
• Unconditional Love
• Compassion
• Service

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