Pure Spirit Creations New, Notes and Notions is published about every month. It's a free newsletter offering tips for people of all faiths. The newsletter tries to offer practical spiritual tips as well. Here is a sample of the April edition:

Make Your Mother's Day Meaning-Full and Spirit-Full

• write her a poem
• make her a gift
• write her a letter
• list all the things she's done for you that you appreciate and laminate or frame it
• give her some IOUs for chores around the house or meals cooked (or, better yet, show up to do these things for her on Mother's Day)
• Write an apology for past bad behavior
• Heal any past issues with your mother

Practical Spirituality: Daily Prayer to Take Time Out for God

It's easy to get so caught up in our lives that we forget to pray or to connect with God. That's why some of the major religions suggest set prayer times during the day. While some advocate for long prayer periods, short ones can help us remember God, connect spiritually and provide a great practical spiritual practice.

For instance, Jews pray three times a day, in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Muslims pray five times a day, before sunrise, after the sun begins to decline from its zenith, mid afternoon, just after sunset, and at night. Christians don't have a set time other than on the Sabbath, although some people say morning devotionals or bedtime prayers. Yet, Jesus taught to "pray ceaselessly," or all the time.

Buddhists pray in a different manner than other religions, chanting mantras and participating in devotional meditation practices. Prayer and meditation practices vary considerably from one branch of Buddhism to another, with some gathering once and others gathering twice a day to pray, chant or mediate. Yet, in Tibet, prayer goes on most of the time.

For those of us who want to connect with God, to have a spiritual experience, or to have a spiritual practice, prayer serves as the foundation for almost all other practices and rituals. However, prayer times and practices don't have to be long. You can pray as you wake up in the morning, as we do in Judaism, thanking God for another day of life and for your body parts all working and for your soul being returned to your body once again after a night of exploring the nonphysical world. Or you can say a prayer at night as the Christians and Jews do prior to bed. Christians often pray that their soul be kept safe while they sleep. Jews recite the Sh'ma, their most sacred prayer, and also review the day asking for forgiveness for any wrong doings.

Or you can find another time to pray. Rebbe Nachman of Breslov suggested walking in the fields and talking to God like a friend, pouring out whatever was on your mind and in your heart. Sometimes I do this while on a walk or a bike ride.

You can pray during meditation. Pray first-the talking to God "part" of your practice-and then meditate-the listening to God "part."

You can pray for a moment before you begin your work, prior to driving your car, as you leave your house, at 12 noon, at 3 p.m.. Or take on the practice of the religion of your birth. Put on teffillin in the morning  if you are Jewish (and whether you are a man or a woman). Get a prayer rug and use it five times a day if you are Muslim. Try praying even once a day if you are Christian. Go to a temple and participate in a chanting service if you are a Buddhist.

You choose the time, the place, and the frequency. But choose a time and a place to take time our for God daily. If you don't, you and God will never form a relationship.

Remember, quality time connecting with God doesn't have to mean an hour spent praying. Five or 10 minutes of prayer with an honest intent to connect will suffice. It's all in the intent and the consistency. That's why all these religious traditions created these prayer practices-to create consistency. To make sure people stopped and remembered God often.

Now, stop...remember...take time out for God. Make time for God.

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What is Pure Spirit Creations and Who is Nina Amir?

When you tap into the part of you that was created in the Divine Image, when you allow your energy to flow from the place within that is part of the Spirit of the Universe, you can create anything your heart desires. Pure Spirit Creations helps you consciously manifest your dreams by teaching you to tap into your spirit, focus your thoughts, words and feelings, take positive action, and develop the knowing that all is -- and will be -- well.

To help you create your visions, achieve your goals and make your dreams come true, Pure Spirit Creations offers classes, workshops, lectures, essays, booklets, newsletters, special reports, and books designed to help you get in touch with your spirit, realize your dreams, fulfill your potential, and live in a meaning-full and spirit-full manner. Although some of the teachings and principles offered by Pure Spirit Creations are Jewish in nature, they can be used by anyone no matter their religious background or their spiritual bent.

Nina Amir has spent the last 30 years on a spiritual journey, which took her away from her religious roots and then back home to Judaism once again. While searching for "something more" in her religious and spiritual practice and in her life, Amir studied metaphysics, New Thought, wisdom traditions, Kabbalah, human potential techniques, meditation, and a variety of self-help and self-realization methods.

Although much of Amir's work revolves around Jewish topics, it incorporates much broader metaphysical and spiritual concepts as well and applies to Jews and non-Jews alike. She concentrates her attention both personally and professionally on infusing traditional religious rituals with meaning and Divine connection, on developing positive and practical spiritual approaches to life and on learning how to manifest goals and dreams through conscious use of thoughts, actions, feelings, and spiritual practices. Thus, she serves as a "Jewish spiritual life coach" or what she likes to call a "Kabbalistic conscious creation coach."

Amir sees herself as an "Everywoman" whose struggles and successes are not unlike anyone elses. She writes and teaches from a place of knowing we all share similar experiences and what has worked for her likely will work for others - or at least it will give them a starting place from which to find what works best for them. This is where Amir's spiritual journey meets her work.

Amir works as a freelance journalist and non-fiction book writing coach and publishing mentor/consultant, an author, and a speaker. Also trained as a rebirther, a Voice Dialogue facilitator and an intuitive Tarot reader, she combines these skills with her knowledge of Judaism, spirituality and human potential and personal growth techniques to help others live life fully.

She is also the holiday and spirituality expert on Conversations with Mrs. Claus , a podcast heard in more than 90 countries and listened to by more than 130,000 people each month.

Amir writes several blogs and one on-line column:   As the Spirit Moves Me , My Son Can Dance , Write Nonfiction in November , How to Blog a Book , and Jewish Issues Examiner.