Rare Faith Blog

We live in a time when life moves faster than ever before. Stress, overload, and overwhelm are constant battles. Under this pressure, it’s difficult to stay calm—the very mindset needed to live in har...

Do you ever feel like you could be the poster child for Murphy's Law? Have you ever questioned whether the struggle you're facing is a sign you're on the wrong path? Before you make that judgment, rea...

In this audio, Katie Vrajich interviews me as part of her Healthy, Happy Women Summit, where she interviewed five different women about topics that women seem to struggle with most: body image, foo...

ANNOUNCING! The "GUIDED" Mindset Mastery Class 

No more "going it alone"!

I love the Mindset Mastery Program. It's been around for nearly 10 years and with hundreds of students experiencing it's pow...

When making a phone call, if you dial the numbers correctly, it works. Children who’ve never used a phone often struggle at first, just as we can struggle to make the laws of success work when trying ...

If you've set a goal that seems impossible, don't give up. You don’t need to know exactly how it will all work out—you just need to see it done, feel it done, and keep moving forward as if it's alread...

This was an important question about how to live the principles of Rare Faith when you're absolutely depleted, emotionally or physically. This came in from one of our Mindset Mastery program participa...

In this episode, the author of "Success Through Failing" interviews me about the principles that helped her change her life.

She writes:

"I had a toxic relationship with money for over three deca...

Today, my thoughts are on the topic of change — how to change, why we don’t change, and how to create changes that truly last. Let’s explore this together, shall we?

Years ago, I learned in a science...

If you’ve ever thought, “This is not who I am. This is not who I am meant to be. I am more than this,” then listen now to my interview from the Men of Purpose Summit hosted by Scott Willhite.

(Rec...

Here’s a question that comes up all the time—so let’s settle it once and for all:

"How am I supposed to apply the principles to achieve a goal if I don’t even know what I really want?"

I get it. You...

This audio is a portion of my keynote at the Re-Creation Retreat, a residential program and school treating personality disorders, trauma and abuse, adoption issues and other life controlling issues...

Following are notes from my presentation at the ListenU Speakers Series on June 7, 2018.

Providence Moves, Too

During a period when my husband and I endured more than a decade of financial struggle,...

The Law of Vibration (often referred to as the Law of Attraction) is a natural law of the Universe. That means when you live in harmony with it, everything you need to reach your goals can come to you...

By Cristie Gardner

Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

And if he didn’t say it… well, he shou...

By Cristie Gardner

Lessons from the COVID-19 Days:

The pandemic brought countless unexpected changes, twists, and turns to our planned paths. It affected each of us differently. Some, especially int...

By Cristie Gardner

More Lessons from the COVID-19 Days

In Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2, Hamlet tells Rosencrantz that Denmark feels like a prison. Rosencrantz replies with something along the lines of, “I...

By Cristie Gardner

Recently, our four-year-old granddaughter was trying hard to express something she wanted very much: extra playtime when it was clearly time for rest. She was doing her best to com...