When I have trouble “hearing” God’s direction, a prayer of Thomas Merton (one of my pilgrims) always helps: “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the [...]
No one else can make anyone feel anything, everything we feel is our choice. If we are choosing to continue in relationships, jobs, or situations that contribute to our feelings of negativity, we need to ask ourselves why we aren’t choosing to be happy. Happiness is a choice. With the choosing of happiness comes the [...]
Continue reading about Mind, Body and Soul: Emotional Healing
I call my spiritual journey recovery because it reminds me that mental health is fluid and not fixed. I don’t achieve a healthy mental state by being. I can only achieve a healthy mental state by doing. I realized this morning that I wanted to slide back into the worry and woe is me state. [...]
When I began my spiritual journey, the first quality in others that I was attracted to was serenity. I didn’t know that I was attracted to the quality of serenity. Instead I was attracted to serene people. I was going to AA and one of the strengths that you are taught in 12 step meetings [...]
Emotional health is directly connected to our physical health. Choosing healthy ways (exercise, meditation, centering, and deep breathing) to deal with stress go far toward our overall health. The mind-body connection is the way your body responds to how you think, feel and act. Some of the physical signs that your body and mind may [...]
