Author: Nicole
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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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Mary’s Song Free Download
Hello, dear friends. I hope you are doing well today. Mary’s Song, or the Magnificat, is found in Luke 1:46-55. It is a lovely song of praise, and I made a free download of the verses for you to enjoy. It was created as a 8 x 10, but I’m sure it can be sized…
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A Quiet Mind and Open Heart
Through the years, I’ve encountered some pretty big problems. In fact, I would guess that most of us have. Life can be very unpredictable, and it feels difficult when we experience the least expected. Sometimes, a person close to us may decide to distance themselves from us. Or death may come when we least expect…
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Tao Te Ching – 2 – The Way of Opposites
2 The Way of Opposites When beauty is fake, it is actually ugly. And if goodness is not sincere, it is not truly good. Existence and nonexistence are not compatible with each other. Difficult and easy are opposed. Long and short, high and low, loud and soft, before and after… These are all opposites. They…
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Tao Te Ching – 1 – What is God?
Hello, friends. I hope you are doing well today! I’m starting a new project, and I hope you find it helpful. This year, I hope to write a new loose translation of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. While the great Tao, or Way, is not generally referred to as “God,” I find that…
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Let Us Not Love In Word Free Download
Hello, friends. I hope you’re having a wonderful Saturday. I’ve decided to begin adding inspirational free downloads for you to enjoy on this blog from time to time, and today is the first one! I hope to one day include many different prints from wisdom literature around the world. It was created in 8 x…
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In Pursuit of God
Gosh, May has been so beautiful here. My garden is really putting on a show, and I love to spend time outside right now. It’s like I can feel God everywhere, and in everything. And now that I believe God literally is everything, I don’t even have to wait for springtime to arrive to feel…
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Springtime Books
A new day has dawned, and I’m sitting on my couch surrounded by a pile of books. Over the past month or so, it has grown quite large! This is my special spot where I study and learn about so many different things pertaining to faith, religion, and so much more. About one month ago,…
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The Form of Christianity Differs from the Form of Nature
Yesterday, I began to read Nature, Man, and Woman by Alan W. Watts. I purchased a used copy online, and was so excited when it reached my mailbox at dinnertime. I thought I would share a snippet with you today. So far, this book has been good. I’ve been mulling over what I’ve read as…
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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…
This Sacred Life 