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Transition - Part 3: Beginnings

Beginnings. They end up being just as life-giving, or challenging, as endings. Life is restored, but different. It may even take time to recognize the new beginning, ...

Transition - Part 2: Endings

Every transition has an ending, and often the lack of choice is involved, making endings even more difficult. Naming things inside of you like fear, anger, disappointm...

Transition - Part 1: Are You Willing to Go Deeper?

In every area of your life there is transition. The question is: are you willing to go deeper? Are you willing to examine your thoughts and feelings about your transit...

Discard and Let Go

Notice ways to travel more lightly on your journey -- to discard and let go of things and ways of thinking that no longer serve you. Live as that image and likeness o...

Let Your Soul Catch Up With Your Body

Life can be wonderful when it’s full and busy, but we do well to also include some times to allow our souls to catch up with our bodies. Doing is wonderful, but being ...

Coconuts of Wakefulness

Sometimes we need reminders (and painful ones at that!) to wake up -- to be aware and conscious of what’s going on in our life. Being on autopilot, or worse, resisting...

How’s that working for you?: Living in Scarcity or Abundance - Part Two

Today we examine scarcity vs. abundance -- Part 2 of a two part series on the Dr. Phil question of “How’s that working for you?” Our approach to life strongly influenc...

How’s that working for you?: Living in BEV - Part One

The letters B-E-V stand for bitterness, entitlement, being a victim. Life doesn’t feel or work very well when we frequently live in the darkness of BEV. These three ...

Experiencing God - Part Two

Today we’ll consider Part 2 of a two part series on what it looks like to contemplatively experience God’s presence and activity in our lives. See how these first-hand...

Experiencing God - Part One

Contemplation is a deeper way of being in relationship with God. It’s a way that goes beyond “head” information or a set of beliefs to having “eyes” to see and experie...

Blessing: Giving the Gift

Today we’ll consider Part 2 -- the giving end -- of a two part series on “blessing.” As there are those in our lives who bless and encourage us, may we be this loving...

Blessing: Receiving the Gift

In a world of uncertainty, negativity, and fear, we can easily become discouraged, losing heart on our journey. Words from another -- the gift of a blessing -- can ren...

Catching the Updrafts

Like an eagle soaring on the currents of the wind, life can be more of a “relaxing into” than a stress-filled pressing and pushing to make things happen.

Managing Your Life's Energy

How do you tend to spend your daily supply of inner spiritual energy? Today’s quiet moments of looking within can help you to be mindful of how you use and conserve th...

Living It Out: The Kosmic Storage Bin

Both “looking within” and “living it out” are essential on your journey. The natural and human worlds desperately need our sense of God’s presence and love to be lived...

Inner Growth Doesn’t Have to Stop

Our inner, spiritual selves are meant to grow and evolve. We might miss this, and settle instead for a static, remainder-of-life, spiritual existence. Take a moment to...

My Inner Life: The “Hidden” Me

Our inner life can seem a bit more hidden than our outer life. Actually, it can appear that all there is to us is the outer life. Enjoy a quiet moment to allow your he...

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