Reverend Barbara Waterhouse on "Spirituality and Prosperity"

One of my greatest passions is to reach out and touch the hearts and lives of people who are seeking to find a better way of living. I hold myself up as a woman of power who has overcome significant obstacles to create a full and meaningful life. And with confidence, I tell all who care to know that they can do the same for themselves.

I was born the youngest in a family of four children in Miami, Florida. Growing up with minimal resources and an alcoholic father, I quickly developed a strong sense of independence and self-reliance. My early life was marked with drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, welfare and myriad other struggles.

Today, the central focus of my life is serving with my husband, John Waterhouse, as co-minister of the Center for Spiritual Living in Asheville, North Carolina, a Science of Mind spiritual community. My life is about sharing with everyone I meet that the ability to be successful and joyously happy dwells within us. I offer my life as an example of this truth. My passion is still in teaching people to take charge of their lives, regardless of circumstances, past or present. Through our work at the Center for Spiritual Living http://cslasheville.org/ untold numbers of people have connected with their own inner beauty and personal power.