Category: Spiritual
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Decisions
Decisions should never be made out of fear or ignorance. Granted, we may not always have all the information we would like before making an important decision. But in times when a decision cannot be put off until more information is obtained, we must make the most of what we have and trust that it…
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Asking For & Extending Help
I will be the first to admit how difficult it can be to ask for help when we need it. I have needlessly struggled alone in situations that could have been ameliorated by a helping hand – if only I had let my need be known. But this reluctance to ask for help stems from…
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Letting In (part 2)
After a natural disaster wipes away a significant portion of a once crowded plant community, space becomes available for new individuals and species to colonize. However, if the newly opened space is colonized by an invasive species, the community could risk being taken over completely and lose its proper functioning. Similarly, when we are going…
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Letting Go (part 1)
Shedding is a natural part of life: plants shed sick or old leaves; reptiles shed old skin; mammals shed old hair. This shedding can be unsightly and maybe even a little unsettling, but it is often a necessary component of healthy growth. When it comes to our spiritual growth, the shedding of outdated habits, ideas,…
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Slow-and-Steady
One of my favorite short stories is Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare”. Like the Tortoise, I’ve often been called slow or even lazy because of the ease of pace that I do things at. But just as this story teaches us, I’ve learned that consistency and persistence will get you much further in…
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Forgiveness
It’s not easy to forgive others that have harmed or hurt us in some way. But I would be so bold as to say that not everyone deserves forgiveness. These are the people who take pleasure in seeing others suffer. The ones who go out of their way to cause grief and pain in someone…
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Discomfort
Many of the most beautiful things in life can only be acquired through largely uncomfortable processes. Things like incubating and birthing new life, getting a tattoo or piercing, or even just a new hairstyle. The process of growth is an especially uncomfortable one: as we morph and shed old skins; as we lay old selves…