Inner Child

Thought for The Month June 2023 ~ Let Go, Let God

By: Vince DiPasquale Many of us spend a great deal of time trying to figure out the battle between the ego and the spirit. I’ve often said that the most dangerous part of our body is our head. I call it the control tower. It’s so frustrating to try to answer the question “why” our […]

*UPDATE: Vince’s VIRTUAL Lecture Series : Virtual ONLY via Zoom ~ Wednesday At 12 and 7

Please join us for Vince’s DiPasquale’s weekly lectures held live every Wednesday at 12PM and 7PM (on Zoom.) (For more info about Vince, check out his bio at https://startingpoint.org/vinces-corner .) Wednesdays 12PM: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84817848874 Meeting ID: 848 1784 8874 One tap mobile +19292056099,,84817848874# US (New York) +13017158592,,84817848874# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 […]

Thought For The Month April 2023 ~ “What Does It Mean to Be a Spiritual Person?”

By: Vince DiPasquale I would like to dedicate this month as a time to reflect on the special word, spiritual. April is a time of change, a time for transition from winter to spring. It’s a time of new birth with gardens returning to their beauty. We also experience the beginning of baseball season. The […]

Join Vince On Wednesdays For His New Lecture Series – The Iceberg Theory

The Iceberg Theory A new five-part series presented by Vince DiPasquale on Wednesdays during March 2023 at noon and 7 pm via Zoom is outlined below. Links can be found here or via Vince’s Corner on The Starting Point, Inc. of New Jersey. March 1– Overview of The Iceberg Theory An overview and explanation of […]

Thought for The Month January 2023 – “Embracing Gratitude!”

By: Vince DiPasquale As we begin the New Year with its new experiences and new strengths, we are filled with the gift of hope and wonderment. Yesterday, 2022 is over; it’s history. Let’s take the time to do an inventory of the past year with all of the lessons God has tried to teach us. […]

Thought For The Month – December 2022

By: Vince DiPasquale Welcome to the month of December, the month of the child. Let’s take time to meditate this month on the simplicity of our inner child. At the moment of our birth, we were pure of spirit and connected to the Source of all life. Things were not important, just the beautiful energy […]

Thought for The Month November 2022 – “A Journey To The Child Within”

By: Vince DiPasquale What a perfect month to just sit back, meditate and reflect on the child within all of us. I would like to share with you two special meditations that helped me to reconnect with my child. 1. Close your eyes, relax, and try to visualize yourself as a beautiful little child getting […]

Vince’s Inner Child Groups

TWO Groups: Women’s In-person Group starts September 8, 2022. Every Thursday In-person at 1pm for 12 weeks. ***Registration Closed*** Online Group for Both Men & Women starts Sept 29, 2022. Every Saturday on Zoom at 6 PM for 12 weeks ***Registration Closed*** Registration is required, and with limited space it will be first come, first […]

Thought Of The Month August 2022 ~ “A Sense of Belonging…”

By Vince DiPasquale Embrace Silence: Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. Bill W. August is a month dedicated to the wonderful word, retreat. People have often called it the dog days of summer. It’s a time to take a break from the […]

Thought Of The Month May 2022 ~ “Gratitude, Love, and Service”

By Vince DiPasquale ______________________________________________________________________________ “You can’t give to others what you don’t have.” “Service is God’s gift to us so we can learn how to give and receive.” ______________________________________________________________________________ May is one of the most beautiful and special months of the year. It is the month of new birth, flowers, a time when everything comes […]

Thought Of The Month February 2022 ~ “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

By Vince DiPasquale The month of February is called the love month. We celebrate Valentine’s Day and experience the last month of winter. Let’s spend some time exploring the word “love”. Like everything else in our society we have taken the deeply spiritual nature of the word and commercialized it so that it exploits people. […]

Thought Of The Month Nov 2021 ~ “An Attitude of Gratitude”

By: Vincent DiPasquale As we get ready to celebrate the wonderful month of Thanksgiving, we pause to reflect on three very special and beautiful words: Gratitude, Acceptance and Love. I consider these the most spiritual words in our language. Growth can only take place when we can develop gratitude. Someone who views life in the […]

Thought Of The Month Oct 2021 ~ “Renewing our relationship with our Creator”

By: Vince DiPasquale October is the month to renew our relationship with our Creator, the God of our understanding. All of us are on a spiritual journey. We already know our Creator, but on the journey of life, our ego (Ease God Out) conflicts with our spirit so we have to continue to rediscover the […]

2021 PODCAST: “Applying the Steps to Daily Life” ~ with Founder Vince Di’Pasquale is Now On The Starting Point’s YouTube Channel

The principles of the 12 Steps can apply to every aspect of life. They are helpful tools that give us the opportunity to reflect, get to know and love ourselves, and to be able to generously share our life with others. The Starting Point’s founder Vince DiPasquale, MA discussed how to apply the steps to […]

2021 Podcast, “The Spirituality of Sports” with Vince DiPasquale is Now On The Starting Point’s Youtube Channel

Play ball! On Thursday, April 29, 2021 our Founder, Vince DiPasquale, discussed why he sees sports as a gift that can teach us about life. Sports have rules, require patience, hustle and skill. On any given day, anything can happen. Even the best of hitters only connect 30% of the time. Life is a spiritual […]

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