Depression is like being lost in a dark cave or a deep pit. The World Health Organization estimates that with the COVID-19 pandemic, the global rate of depression has increased to 25% of all people. While treatment is important, there are two ways that spirituality can support recovery from depression.… Read More »Two Ways Spirituality Helps Ease Depression
Keeping vigil: it’s like mindfulness and it’s like meditation. But when keeping a vigil, we wait for something. Our attention has a different kind of focus than in mindfulness and meditation. Today, I’m sharing my experience of keeping vigil during a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park. Each day was… Read More »Keeping Vigil: Waiting for Goodness in Life
Follow your heart? That’s advice people often give. But many people don’t know what is right for them in a deep way. Often, layers of hurt, bad decisions, and social norms prevent us from understanding who we are at a heart level. How do we follow our hearts? Take a… Read More »Follow Your Heart! Is that Good Advice?
You’re undergoing treatment for a serious disease like cancer. What do you hope for? You lost your financial security. Is there reason to hope? Family members died in an auto accident. Can there possibly be hope? Today, want to consider what it means to hope, to live with hope. Some… Read More »Things Don’t Look Good. Is My Home False Hope?
Many people were raised in conservative religious contexts and as adults grow beyond the confines of their childhood belief systems. Sometimes, a question comes up for them: what if they were actually right all along? This question could reflect unresolved spiritual abuse. In this video, I am discussing how growing… Read More »The Religious Conservative: What If They Are Right?
What does “being spiritual” mean? Or leading a spiritual life? Some people think that doing spiritual practices makes them spiritual. But couldn’t that be just going through the motions? In today’s video, I’m offering a perspective on how to understand spirituality in your life, how to identify the spiritual dimension… Read More »Is Your Life Spiritual? How Do You Know?
Each year, the question is asked again. It becomes part of the discussion in churches and groups of Christians, both in person and in virtual settings. What are you giving up for Lent? The answers include favorite foods, like desserts or chocolate. Some give up the use of social media. … Read More »The Lenten Fast: It’s More Than Giving Up Sweets
Killing your ego? Denying yourself? Transcend yourself? Some spiritual and religious teachings seem to convey a sense that there’s something wrong with being the person you are. Yet, psychology stresses the importance of affirming who you are. In this brief video, I explore what it means to have a healthy… Read More »Killing the Ego? Is that Spiritual?
