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How Your Breath Is a Pathway to Inner Peace
As the world becomes louder, more complex, and more confusing, many people look for ways to quiet...
What’s the Best Way to Live in the Present Moment?
Remember the 1981 song by Styx, “Too Much Time On My Hands”? In it, the singer complains he’s...
What’s My Purpose? How to Live the Life You and God Imagine
God is dreaming a dream in you. Name it! Do it! Live the life you and God imagine.
Six Ways to Practice Love Instead of Choosing Fear
Here’s a smorgasbord of practices that can help you practice love instead of choosing fear.
Give Yourself the Gift of Gratitude
“I tried for years to flip off the negative-attitude switch and click on joy,” my friend Paul told me. “I read books and memorized scripture passages about the joy of the Lord. I even posted a choose joy sticker on my refrigerator. But it wasn’t until I practiced...
What’s In Your Spiritual Toolbox?
"What's that cedar box in your living room?" I asked my aunt. "It's my hope chest," Auntie responded. Her eyes lifted, filled with memories. "I store all my pretties in it—Grandma's sterling silver, Grandpa's wool blankets, and photo albums of loved ones." Come to...
The Courage to Be Yourself
I’m going to be straight up honest with you. I’m scared—a lot. I’m scared of roller coasters, bears, being late for work, criticism, crashing my car, loved ones dying, pandemics, getting cancer, having a heart attack, shark attacks, screwing up, and mean people. Just...
Don’t Choke. You ARE Good Soil
“I feel like I’m choking.” Paul grasped his throat. “I’m anxious about Covid. I’m fearful of the violence in the streets. I’m tired of the media spewing biased news. Even the spiritual leaders I look up to have turned their voices into rhetoric steeped with...