Truth Message: “Needs, Wants & Dreams.” Sometimes its seems we as individuals have an endless list of needs. At times we get preoccupied with our wants and start thinking they are needs. Then usually in our glum moments our dreams and desires of the heart reveal themselves to us. All in all, we are wonderful creatures with enormous […]
Sometimes we resist and for good reason, we hope. Other times we may sail along in our day being open, friendly and amiable. Catherine Ponder writes about an interesting way to respond to people who may bother us. She states: “When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to get your […]
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” —W. H. Auden. A friend and her family were going on vacation but not near the water. This was in hot July 2016 with a nine year old son. I could not imagine my friend not letting her son swim in the beautiful Texas Gulf waters. I’ve been […]
We know it’s time for vacation when the daily routine seems stale and when our creativity and inspiration evaporate. It’s the time to take a vacation from regret when all you think about is how come and remorse. Vacations, times set aside for spiritual reflection and rest from labor, are just what our soul and spirit yearn […]
At least one time during the year we may think of age. Perhaps it is on or around our birthdays. I had a friend who refused to age. She would say aging is a lie. And she called the belief of aging the ‘Old Age Mafia.” She advised her friends not to buy into the beliefs of aging and the […]
The month of August 2016 is the last full month of summer. Even though the trend of public schools is to begin the school year in August and not the usual time after Labor Day. August also brings some of the hottest weather of the year and the most weed growth of the summer. The […]
Sometimes in living our life we encounter what appears to be unfair experiences—when out of nowhere something goes awry. It can be discouraging. However we do not have to succumb to disheartening mind chatter. This is the time to literally ‘wait a minute.’ Wait a minute, I have dominion over how I feel and what my thoughts are about things […]
“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow. But this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” Leo Tolstoy The above quote by Tolstoy relates a principle of love’s great capability within us when we love much and when love seems to be lost. Yes, those times may […]
What if we could cry as easily as a child when hurt or witnessing hurt; and laugh without hesitation when something is funny. This weekend, we can practice being spontaneous and authentic with our feelings. At the very least letting ourselves know what we are feeling by honestly checking in with our own feelings. Every moment our feelings, thoughts […]
2 Timothy 1:7 states we have been given inner might and strength, benevolence of Spirit and bravery and so many more divine qualities and attributes. We are made of God light, substance and potential. Certainly, we can rise above pettiness, degradation and falsity. This day and every day are perfect occasions to lift above gossip, even news reports, people and […]