![]() After the initial burst of publicity, the church sent out more than 1 million free bracelets. ![]() Family, friends, students wanted the purple bracelet and to take the 21-day challenge.īy October, reporters came calling. The bracelets and the no-complaining challenge were a hit with church members, who came back looking for more bracelets, which the church gives out free. “You’re sending out this vibrational energy into the universe that you’re a victim, and the universe responds with more negativity.”īowen thought the challenge would be easy for him since he’s a “positive minister guy.” But he broke three bracelets after moving them from wrist to wrist so many times before making his 21 days. It’s you saying, ‘There’s something wrong with me.’ “When you complain, you do it typically to attract attention or sympathy. “Complaining draws all of its essence from negativity,” the 47-year-old Bowen says. Whenever they found themselves failing they were to switch the bracelet to the other wrist and start over. He challenged them to refrain from complaining for 21 days because, he said, that’s how long it takes to break habits. At the July sermon, Bowen handed out about 250 purple bracelets he wanted his congregants to use to remind themselves to stop complaining, criticizing or gossiping. ![]() Positive thinking isn’t a new concept, but Bowen’s spin came with a contemporary twist: the silicone bracelet. ![]() “When you’re focusing your attention on what’s wrong or complaining, you’re going to get more of what you’re complaining about,” Bowen says. The congregation is part of the Association of Unity Churches, which offers what it calls “practical Christianity” - a way of life leading to health, prosperity, happiness and peace of mind. Last July, Bowen challenged worshippers at Christ Church Unity to quit complaining as a way to bring more prosperity into their lives. ![]()
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