Here is what I have since come to learn: anytime one embraces her light, the voltage is turned up. And this causes one of two reactions from those around her. They will either celebrate her light for the warmth and clarity it provides, or they will despise her light because, in its presence, they cannot deny their shadows. The latter of the two possible responses usually results in attempts – consciously or unconsciously, maliciously or innocently enough – to dim, if not eliminate, her light.
Northern Ireland Ponderings: Authentic Spaces and Transformative Places
What work could and would God do among us if we brought all of ourselves bravely to the proverbial table and, in turn, bravely welcomed others to do the same?
2024: A Year of Commitment
At the start of each year, I seek guidance from the Spirit on purposefully living into it: How am I being instructed to approach the new year?… I now know that 2024 is the year I must align all things with my sense of purpose and finish what I start, no matter how long it’s been or how long it takes. That boils down to a concept that is a huge area of growth for me – COMMITMENT.
Contagion
“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” ~Tom Stoppard
Self-Care for 2020 Holiday Blues: Pt. 3 – Get Moving!
We’re going to keep fighting those holiday blues by building our Emotional First Aid Kits (EFAKs). Remember that your EFAK is completely and totally yours. Your kit won’t look like mine, and vice versa. However, I highly recommend having something in your kit that: Makes you laugh. Makes you move. Helps you express how you are feeling in healthy ways. Enables …
Self-Care for 2020 Holiday Blues: Pt. 1
For some people, this holiday season isn’t jolly. I was asked to offer some thoughts about how to navigate the holiday blues of 2020.
Maybe I’m Not a “People Person” – Pt. 1
How can the “People-Person” have trouble with people?
Through the Shadow of Death
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4, KJV It had been days. Between gluing my eyes to news clips and scrolling my phone for social media highlights, I entered into my own world of internal …
It Starts in the Closet
I was taught that appearances are important…I find more value in working to keep my closet clean – my innermost being, my internal world, my thoughts, spirit and emotions – than looking like I have it all together.
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