“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”-Meister Eckhart What is prayer?  Some might say that it is asking an outside male entity for a specific outcome as various faith traditions teach and preach. Others could express it as a certainty that all is well, regardless…

This morning, my friend Cindee Levow mused on Facebook: “I am envious of people who believe in God in such a way that they can have faith and find strength even in life & death circumstances. That would make life an easier journey.” I pondered her statement for only a brief period of time, since I…

Live each day as if it could be your last… I penned these words two years ago and have since had the chance to re-evaluate them. “Had a thought today….well, I actually have a lot of them, but this one was one of those aha moments. Yesterday was what would have been my husband Michael’s…

“All phenomena are interdependent…endlessly interwoven.”-Thich Nhat Hanh This concept jumped out at me today while I was reading a book at the gym, sweating my prayers on the elliptical. It is called Clearing Emotional Clutter, and was written by Donald Altman, MA, LPC whose work is the area of psychotherapy and spirituality. Altman spent time as…

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