What a year it’s been! Spirituality Beyond Borders, my YouTube channel, is one year old. Over the last year, I’ve reflected on various aspects of spirituality, focused on how we experience spirituality in our lives. I’ve shared insights from psychology and neuropsychology while also drawing on teachings and examples from… Read More »What a Year It’s Been! What Comes Next?
When things fall apart, many people are uncomfortable asking for help. We may think that we can handle it. Or maybe we’re embarrassed because of needing help. Today, I talk about what it means to ask for, receive, and give help to others when we face those difficult times in… Read More »Support and Help From Others
When things fall apart in your life, where do you find the energy to be resilient? For many people today, especially during the COVID19 pandemic, life has fallen apart. But life can fall apart for many reasons. The things that nurture our inner life can provide a basis that empowers… Read More »Resilience and the Interior Life
Change: it’s the one constant in life. Everything is changing and nothing stays the same. Even though change is consistent throughout our lives, change is often difficult to accept. When things fall apart in our lives, change happens suddenly and often unexpectedly. Today, I’m considering how we make it through… Read More »Everything Changes! What to do?
There are times in all of our lives when things fall apart. That’s happened to many people during the pandemic because of changes in work, school, childcare, and a range of activities. Of course, things have fallen apart for people because of the number of deaths due to COVID 19. … Read More »What Now? When Things Fall Apart
Spirituality and spiritual growth can be confusing to people. Just like we grow in other aspects of our lives, we have the potential to also grow spirituality. Like growth in other dimensions of our lives, spiritual growth requires a certain kind of balance and nourishment. To help explain what’s helpful… Read More »Four Point Plan for Spiritual Growth
Both religion and spiritual practice are sources of division among people. The divisions are often about what people believe as well as the ways people practice. The divisions are based on a binary set of options: one is right and the other is wrong. Yet, what’s true in all the… Read More »The Universal Truth in Religion and Spirituality
Each new year, we make resolutions. Many of those resolutions are the same from one year to the next. We start by thinking, “This will be the year that I do it!” For some, it’s more exercise or weight loss. For others, it’s becoming a better person by kicking a… Read More »Making Real Change in Your Life
