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
When I was in my twenties, I was uncomfortable with the importance placed on Christmas. At that time, I thought that the birth of Jesus was, well, sort of important. But everyone is born. I reasoned that what was really important is the death and resurrection of Jesus. After all,… Read More »The Tender, Vulnerable Jesus
The Christmas Story. Yes, it’s a familiar tale that fills us with a bit of sentimentality and a kind of romantic sensibility. We think of the silent night, the angelic choirs, and the star that led the magi. But when we pay close attention to the details of the story,… Read More »Christmas: Hope in Hardship
