TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE AND MAKE WHAT YOU WANT
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As summer comes to an end, lots of us think about going back to work or school. When I was in high school I used to get depressed on Sunday evenings, anticipating sitting in a schoolroom the next morning. Is there some other way to think about going to work or school that brings us […]
WHEN THEY GO LOW, YOU GO HIGH
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Relationships provide us with our greatest opportunities for spiritual growth. Some relationships bless us with love and joy, and others bring challenges that help us grow stronger and wiser. We can be grateful for everyone who comes our way, friend or apparent foe. Ultimately our foes are our friends because they teach us through important […]
READY FOR HEALING
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If you were in physical, emotional, relationship, or financial pain, and I asked you, “Do you want to be healed?” you would most likely answer, “Yes.” Yet there is more choice behind wellness and illness than we know. I was coaching a fellow who had been diagnosed as ADHD. “I don’t think I am totally ADHD,” […]
WHOSE PERMISSION DO YOU NEED?
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I was coaching a woman who had been out of work for a while. Then she was offered a job she really liked. “I feel guilty because I am so excited about taking the job,” she told me. “My spiritual studies tell me I am not supposed to want things.” I told her, “It’s fine […]
FAITHKEEPERS WANTED: APPLY WITHIN
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I saw a video of journalist Bill Moyers interviewing Chief Oren Lyons of the Native American Onondaga Council. Lyons was appointed to the position of Faithkeeper in the tribe. His job is to hold the vision of well-being no matter what adverse conditions presents themselves. If there is war, famine, or threatening weather, he is […]
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE TARGET
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Lots of wild things are happening around us now. The Delta variant keeps Covid a factor in our lives. Major fires are burning, sending smoke across the entire nation. Hurricanes are battering cities. If you sit and watch the news, there is no end of things to worry about. Yet what seems daunting to the […]