No pain, no gain? Suffering leads to growth? Is it true? Or is that picture too narrow? What’s growth all about? The following is a text version of this posting. I was scrolling on Facebook the other day and saw that someone posted a quote that received lots of positive… Read More »The Secret about Suffering and Growth
Recovery draws on the spiritual dimension of your life. Twelve-step programs describe themselves as spiritual programs. All recovery processes are built on a spiritual foundation. The process of finding meaning, purpose, and value in life is key to spirituality as well as for the movement from recovery to well-being. The… Read More »Recovery: Spirituality is Key
Spirituality: where do we begin? It’s an important question for those who are starting to explore what spirituality means in their lives. But it’s also important for those who have been at it for some time. After all, no matter where you are, when it comes to spirituality, we all… Read More »Spirituality: Beginning at the Beginning
As a new year begins, perhaps you’ve made a resolution or set a goal to focus more on spirituality or spiritual practice in your life. A very helpful way to do that is to work with a spiritual director. In this video, I explain some aspects of the process of… Read More »Making Sense of Spiritual Direction
Is the Divine at the heart of your being? What about your Buddha-nature? Have you been filled with the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to have God at the center of who you are? In this video, I’m exploring what it means to find God in us. The following… Read More »Discovering God in You
Many of us follow the war between Israel and Hamas as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, there are also ongoing wars in Sudan, Syria, and many other countries. In the 1960s, many of us chanted, “Give peace a chance.” In this video, I share my own experience of… Read More »Give Peace a Chance
The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, the Enneagram, the True Colors Test: What do these personality assessments have to do with spirituality? Are they indicators of one’s spiritual path or development? How dependable and reliable are they? As a psychologist who is also a spiritual director, I find that this is an… Read More »Fit My Spirituality with my Myers-Briggs?
Meditation and contemplative prayer: Some say that these are the only paths to authentic spiritual growth. Are they? Is the contemplative path right for everyone? The following is a text version of this posting. Today, we are surrounded by various messages about the value of contemplative prayer. We are encouraged… Read More »Should I Meditate for Spiritual Growth?
