Tag: Evolving

Moving On Up

For the past several months, Caroline Myss’ spiritual teachings have enriched me. She begins almost all her seminars with a metaphor for spiritual development. It came to her after visiting a friend who lived in a tall building in New…

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A Corner Turned

They (my family of origin) regarded my serious nature as ‘weird.’ … I didn’t fit into this jolly but contentious tribe. … I wanted more than anything to be part of a happy family able to show their love for…

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Thinking Too Big Dulls My Creativity

Vast … great … whopping … extensive … immense … massive … lofty … towering … soaring … significant … spacious … roomy … huge … enormous … gigantic … mammoth … giant … colossal … momentous … substantial ……

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My “Inter”dependence Day Celebration

…my power is made perfect in weakness. …for when I am weak, then I am strong.  ~II Corinthians 12:9-10 With our culture’s emphasis on self-reliance and succeeding through our own efforts, we in American have a hard time understanding Paul’s message…

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An Inspiring Story of a Transformed Heart and Mind

The most important lesson I have learned in the fifty years I have spent working toward the building of a better world is that the true work of social transformation starts within. It begins inside your own heart and mind,…

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A Glimpse into Foreign Worlds

I love podcasts. On some days, I find time to listen to them on my iPad while eating breakfast, working in the kitchen, riding my stationary bike, brushing my teeth, getting dressed for the day or undressed for bed. They…

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Out of the Box

How do people ever come to understanding of each other? I’ve pondered this question since receiving advice to exclude references to faith and spirituality from descriptions of my memoir. It is clear that many people use the same words and give them…

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Deciding to Change

This post was originally written on September 4. It is a bit dated. I’m late in posting it because when I returned from my trip to the MDF conference in San Francisco (September 7-10), my experience there was more pressing….

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Strength in Weakness

“…for when I am weak, then I am strong.” ~II Cor. 10b Due to website problems preventing subscribers from receiving posts, this is a re-post of my September 11 post. The most important instruction given to those writing a memoir is…

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Another Step Forward

In my July 2016 post titled A Second Chance, I reflected upon my daughter’s inability to continue working and need to move in with me following her surgery. I wrote, “The treasure I found is the ‘opportunity’ my daughter’s living with…

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