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Tag Archives: in spirit

Dear watermusic: Thank you for sharing your No Negativity journey Hot Conversation

"I just read your 90 Day Negativity Challenge paper and admire your courage and tenacity in taking up this daunting task." ~ Lindalooread more »

Thomas Merton: The spiritual teacher who changed my life

Merton has been a spiritual guide to me. He was concerned with achieving balance -- for example, between the desire to be in the world and among people, and the monastic calling to contemplate and reflect in isolation. His journals are a great entreeread more »

I’m Lusting

And money is something many of us lust after -- OK, maybe it's not actually 'money', but the things money can buy. For instance, I'm lusting after a Rav 4 and a Samsung Galaxy tablet.read more »

Just one person away …

When I stopped stressing about not having a job, and the rest of my story -- everything fell into its perfect place. I learned I didn't have to make things happen - I could welcome them.read more »

That Pesky Jesus

Whether you believe Jesus is the Son of God or just a character in a book, you have to admit that some of the things he says are pretty annoying.read more »

7 thoughts of gratitude on turning 70

I find myself very appreciative as I think of my seven decades. Seven decades! It sounds much longer than my life feels. Maybe time has played tricks on me and skipped a decade or two.read more »

Finding Your Way Back Home

Over the last few years, I've been led away from my spiritual path by the business of my life.read more »

Surviving chaos, restoring order – being grateful!

Life requires both chaos and order. With chaos alone, nothing could take form. Order by itself shuts down creativity and ultimately life itself. How do we balance both?read more »

How to Get Authentic Writing Results

How do you find your authentic voice as a writer? When you get up and speak about yourself and your work, how can you guarantee the audience "gets" that you are being "real"? There's a formula that works every time.read more »

You’ve Got Mail

I can still remember vividly the day I was baptized in Lake Erie….the waves crashing so high we didn’t need to be immersed….I remember thinking, just before the pastor eased me into the water “When I come back out of the water, I wread more »