I’m learning about the spiritual quality of immersion. It takes effort to stay immersed until wonder reveals itself. I must constantly turn my heart to the good and stay the course in fortitude until my seeing becomes believing becomes seeing. The word immersed comes from the Latin meaning “dip in.” It means giving myself completely to an endeavor until it reveals its meaning.
Continue reading “Week Six: Meaning. Immersion”Finding goodness in this Meditation Poem (On breathing) From The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, by Thich Nhat Hanh
The fourth element of our body is air. The best way to experience the air element is the practice of mindful breathing.
Continue reading “The Path: Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary”As a recovering perfectionist, it’s comforting to rest in the fact that everything I need to know, hear and do of any importance in my spiritual life will be revealed to me. I can trust in God’s mysterious ways.
Continue reading “Week Five: The Path. Constant Companion”So much of the path to spiritual growth is in awareness. Once we can start surrendering to a power greater than ourselves, we can start seeing through a lens greater than our myopic and limited viewpoint. We can start accepting our wholeness and holiness rather than living in the struggle of brokenness and misalignment from our purpose.
Continue reading “Week Five: The Path. The Spirit of Truth”How often do you think about your breath? It’s something I take for granted yet as I contemplate my breath, the simplicity and power are overwhelming. After watching “Breathe” on UTube by Rob Bell, I’ve been connecting with the goodness of my breath.
Continue reading “Week Five: The Path. Just Breathe.”Are you living a life of scarcity or abundance? Too often we settle for small, safe places rather than step out into the potential of the greatness we were called to be. We play it safe, clinging to our job, our bank account or our status as mom or wife to define our identity. This is surviving.
Continue reading “Week Five: The Path. Survive or Thrive”A few years ago, a friend gave me the book “The Obstacle is the Way ” which changed my perspective on how I look at difficulty in my life. I’ve always had the tendency to want to live in the comfort of a stress-free life free of problems, the world I created as a child to survive. Unfortunately, this is not a real world this side of heaven. But we are hardwired for truth, beauty and goodness and to live a life of virtue. As I think about virtue, it’s easy to be attracted to its beauty and excellence, but we rarely think about the difficulty it takes to attain it.
Continue reading “Week Five: The Path. The Obstacle”Are you looking for more meaning and purpose in your life? Has your shine started to dull with the ongoing challenges we face in our world, trying to live in the balance of a new normal? Finding God’s goodness in my day to day life gives me more meaning and purpose, leading me to a deeper spiritual life. This discovery leads me to hope and a joyful heart. There are many ways we can walk the spiritual path but recently I’ve been contemplating how vulnerability plays a role in our progress.
Continue reading “Week Five: The Path. Vulnerability”
When we seek, we find. Today provides an exercise for you to practice flexing your finding muscle. You might find goodness in the following Thanksgiving Examen as previously published here by the Center for Action and Contemplation.
Continue reading “Gift of Peace: Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary”Anxiety can wreak havoc in my life. If I allow it to, it robs me of my joy, the little bits of heaven I receive from living in the present moment. When I am preoccupied with the external events of my life, they can consume a lot of my time and energy. This keeps me from accepting the gift of peace that I am promised through my relationship with God.
Continue reading “Week Four: Unshakeable Peace. Surrendering the struggle”
