Listening and challenging what you hear is a good check and balance. But what happens when you give in to the temptation to challenge everything? I fell into this habit pattern without realizing it. A trip away from home helped me see that there is a time and place to challenge ideas and a time … More The Temptation to Challenge Everything
Last week, I shared about Living in Peace. This week, I am dedicating this article to Conquering Confusion. I don’t know if you feel it, but sometimes I feel like I am living in the funnel of a tornado! The world seems to be in flux, and with all that is going on, it is … More Conquering Confusion
I took the title of this week’s article from an August Science of Mind Magazine daily post: Everything is Connected by Eugene Holden, RScP. Many of the Daily Guides in the Science of Mind Magazine speak to me, but this one caught my attention on a deeper level. I often ponder connection: What does it … More Everything is Connected
Life in the United States (especially in the West) seems to follow the ‘lone cowboy’ theme — independently doing what you want. I find that my life is richer when I recognize the importance of community. The definition of community can be rather broad. According to Dictionary.com, community is … a social group of any … More The Importance of Community
We see memes and quotes all the time telling us to be kind. But how many of us read those quotes and then go about being who we are, not even thinking about kindness? I have written about this before, but I felt it was important to discuss it again! It seems that every year … More Be Kind – Don’t Judge
People who cultivate meaningful work in their lives are blessed. Meaningful work is important to me, but it wasn’t always that way in my younger years! Most people finish college and find a job in their field. Then, somewhere along the way, they begin to wonder why they are doing XYZ when they really don’t … More Cultivate Meaningful Work
If you have been listening to what is happening in the world around you, you may have heard about Waking Up or being Woke. But what does that really mean? Following is a quote from Franciscan friar and ecumenical teacher Father Richard Rohr called Growing Up, Waking Up and Cleaning Up By Waking Up we are speaking … More Waking Up!
Our greatest gift while we live on earth is our creativity. Why? Because we express Spirit through our creativity. In other words, we express the depth of our spirituality that works through us through the creativity that lives within us. I was well into adulthood before I really understood this concept. When my kids were … More Express Spirit Through Creativity
Do you ever have moments when things just do not mesh up in life? Maybe all your plans change suddenly or just don’t work out. These are times that maybe looking at life upside down might be the answer! The wonderful thing about life is we can always stop, turn around, and go another way. … More Looking at Life Upside Down
One of the cornerstones of a happy life is learning to practice forgiveness. The practice of forgiveness creates amazing power to help make your life more effective. One of history’s greatest religious teachers, Jesus – a man who lived an exemplary life – explains the Christian perspective on this issue in the Bible: Listen to … More Practice Forgiveness