Archive for the ‘Personal Growth’ Category
Moving as a Spiritual Experience
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot take;
courage to leave the things I can;
and wisdom to know what I really need.
I hope Reinhold Niebuhr will forgive me for taking liberties with his beloved Serenity Prayer. I can’t think of a more necessary time for a serenity prayer. We are moving! (more…)
Finding Sarah Ferguson, Finding Ourselves
I am hooked on Oprah Winfrey’s new series called Finding Sarah. Of course, I am talking about Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of Windsor. You know, the redheaded ex-princess with all the fame, the divorce, and the scandal. By her own accounting, she kinda’ made a mess out of her life. (more…)
Why Don’t We Listen to Ourselves?
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As I write this article for you, I am sitting on a porch looking out over the mountains in N.C. The temperature is in the low 70’s. A friend from Charleston told me it was almost 100 there. OMG. The older I get, the less I tolerate the heat. (more…)
Three Steps to Cure Your Blahs
The cure for boredom is curiosity.
~Dorothy Parker
I have been a daily journaler for decades. Some days the inner world is flowing, insightful, and rejuvenative. Some days the inner world is scary, abusive, and difficult. And some days the inner world is just plain boring. Some days it all just feels like blah, blah, blah….. (more…)