Tag: spiritual
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It’s Up to Us
I love when I read something that totally resonates with me while scrolling online. While social media can definitely be a drag, I’m always on the lookout for nuggets of wisdom. So when I came across this quote from @cathy.heller, I just had to share it with you all. “It’s up to us to make…
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No Jesus, No Peace?
Morning light is peeking over the mountain as I sit on my porch and write today. I’m excited to welcome the day, and to see what it will hold. This morning as I watched the sun rise, I contemplated my deconstruction from Christianity. This truly has been one of the biggest events in my life…when…
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There is So Much to Learn
Today is my daughter’s birthday. After eating our fill of snacks earlier, we decided to take a walk in the woods. I brought my phone, and although I didn’t have any service, I snapped pictures of plants I hoped to identify later. One of the most interesting was the Mayapple, which resided close to the…
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God is Not in Notions and Words
Last weekend I ran a half marathon with my husband. I’m sore, and my time wasn’t anything to write home about. But I did it. A sense of accomplishment can definitely be important to our sense of well being. I notice this same pattern emerging when it comes to my spiritual life. Whenever I understand…
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My Spiritual Practice
Most of us crave a spiritual practice, even if we are not religious. We feel it deeply. This is an example of what I try to do on a daily basis to connect with the Divine. Take as many or as little of these suggestions as you’d like and run with them! Embrace Solitude and/or…
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What is Faith?
For so long, I believed that blind faith was the crux of a spiritual practice. I lived it. I based all of my actions on ideas that could not be seen or proven. As I grew, this took a toll on me. My brain wanted to learn more, more, more. I wanted to understand that…
This Sacred Life 