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Careers
Success is defined in different ways in different societies. But whatever success is, according to our individual definition—being an effective business executive or welfare officer, or a prominent member of a respected profession or a productive scholar or an efficient homemaker—it is most fully achieved when built on a spiritual foundation. In Science, man is the idea of Life, God, always established in Life. The most successful career is the one based on reality—the scientific consciousness of man's present position in Life as Life's idea.
A successful career or lifework is a natural outcome of apprehending the reality of Life's immortal man and universe and making this the groundwork for the consistent work and self-discipline required. According to the Science of being reality is not that which is transmitted to us by the five personal senses. Christian Science challenges "consensus reality" (the seeming reality that human beings generally agree is the reality) on the ground that it is not authorized by infinite Truth, the only cause. Scientific reality is tangible to spiritual sense, the Spirit-derived capacity with which we are all equipped, though we may not be aware of it. "The manifestation of the Spirit," Paul points out, "is given to every man to profit withal."I Cor. 12:7; There is no more satisfying career than developing spiritual sense. And there's no one who cannot find satisfaction and the peace of Mind on this basis.

March 22, 1975 issue
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What Can I Do About Inflation?
ARLINE WALKER EVANS
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Don't Consent to Disease
JULIA IRENE FITZGERALD
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God, the Only Mind
JOHN PAUL CHAMBERLAIN
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Spiritually Impelled Kindness
PEGGY FRENCH PHIPPS
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Laying Aside Every Weight
EDGAR F. WRIGHT
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Our Identity in Spirit
RUTH CHRISTIE NICHOLS
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Be Your Own Good Friend
THOMAS JOSEPH McCANN
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Putting God First
MARLENE L. BOWMAN
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The Good Stepmother
Claire Roselius
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Be Glad You're You
Naomi Price
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Careers
Geoffrey J. Barratt
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From the Directors
The Christian Science Board Of Directors
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GIVING
Barbara L. Kelly
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Christian Science has given me so much joy and security, an...
Ruth F. Barrick
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I am filled with great gratitude for Mrs. Eddy when I read the...
Hermann Vetterli-Portenier
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It was the turning point in my life when my husband and I went...
Cora Yordt with contributions from Robert H. Case, June F. Case
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During Christmas vacation of my senior year in college, I...
Sue Miller Hynek