As tangible beings, humans often seek tangible elements in their lives to access their spiritual nature and internal inspiration. Across various traditions, ceremonies, rituals, objects, books, and practices hold significance. While some meanings are literal, many practices are symbolic, serving
Integrating Faith-Communities
“Before you know anything, you know this. Before I AM anything there is simple I AMness, in and of itself, just so – and you are aware of that I AMness right now, yes? Before you are aware of anything
Banned Books Week
I have been purging. A beautiful new friend who is excellent at cleaning and organizing has been helping. I knew she was coming today to tackle one particular book shelf. As I went through some of the books that were
It’s a Downloadable Newsletter
Newsletters, and marketing are the bane of my existence. It is a necessary evil to be sure you all know what is up, and what is available and also that I haven’t fallen off the planet. I also have the
Star Trek Day
September 8, 1966 Star Trek Premiered. This was 4 years before I took my first breath. Four Years. My earliest childhood television memories were of watching reruns of Star Trek (The Original Series). My CB handle (yes, before cell phones
Vanquishing the Fear of Grief
I wander blindly through the endless abysTrying hard not to give into my inner fearMy hope is extinguished like the sunlight during an eclipseThe deafening silence is all that I hear. Life’s greatest challenge is facing fearsYet don’t let it
Reflection
I visited Lily Dale yesterday. I had a couple of people on my list to see and I served at both the outdoor message services. This really is nothing new for me. Like everyone else, however, places we frequented in
Perspectives
I put this quote up from Stephen King on my FB site about banning books this week. The comments section ranged form agreement to one particular post that pointed out a book titled Let’s Talk about It: The Teen’s Guide
Decluttering the Little Things
“Do not discount the little things — the everyday things. Don’t discount the still whispers deep in your heart guiding, pushing, comforting, and even pushing us out of boundaries that we unwittingly constructed for ourselves.” The blog that this quote
Gratitude
I just had this conversation with my 13 year old. The idea that everything is always this or that instead of being grateful for what it is in this moment is a constant challenge. I needed to get something fixed