Welcome to issue three of Pure Inspiration! This issue has been a joy to put together. We’ve been fortunate to work with a great bunch of inspiring authors, each of whom contributes their unique perspective and wisdom.

The interview with Wayne Dyer is chock-full of valuable insights and, with each reading of it, I’ve learned something new and helpful. I found special significance in a reference Dr. Dyer made to a sign on his door that says, “Attitude is everything, so pick a good one.” This reminded me of our God-given freedom. Each of us chooses how we will think and feel; it really is within our control, and when we view this understandingly, it’s very liberating—our thought and feeling shapes our lives, and we choose our thoughts and feelings. In short, we are free to create the lives we want.

Our “discovery” of Nancy Noel, this issue’s featured artist, was quite serendipitous. One of our writers, Jill Mangino, was in New York City for the opening of the film “Conversations With God.” She showed our premier issue to a writer from Germany, Christine Hohlbaum, who soon contacted us with “just the story” for us, which subsequently became the feature entitled “Show Me Your Wings” (page 28 of this issue), which reveals how Nancy Noel literally “channeled” a painting of Casey, a lovely ten-year-old girl who had recently passed away from leukemia. Nancy never met or knew of Casey, yet her painting of a young female angel bore an uncanny resemblance to her and gave great comfort to her grieving parents. Naturally, this aroused in us an interest to meet Nancy Noel, which we did, and her feature article follows on page 32. Nancy says“painting is my spiritual practice,” and her remarkable story—telling how she’s helped countless individuals come to terms with the loss of a loved one—reminds us that Spirit manifests in a myriad of ways, not the least of which is through art.

Finally, I want to acknowledge the memory of Viktor Frankl, one of the most inspirational personalities I’ve ever encountered, and whose life is profiled in a feature beginning on page 68. Just for a moment, put yourself in his shoes: relegated to the living hell of a succession of Nazi concentration camps, Frankl proved the unconquerability of the human spirit. He counseled others in the camps, giving them hope, while pursuing his vital work in psychiatry by writing his observations and revelations on small scraps
of paper that he managed to hide and save. Miraculously, he got out alive, contributed enormously to a deeper understanding of human nature, and lived to the age of ninety-two!

This issue (in fact, all our issues) boils down to the recognition and glorification of our individual human spirits as part of the One Divine Spirit which enables each of us to be, to do, and to achieve whatever constructive things our heart desires. On that note, we wish you all health, happiness, and harmony!

All the best,

Robert A. Becker/ Editor