Just before I turned 40 years old I began a fitness journey towards wellness. How I got to the point I was did not matter. The only thing was to make a shift towards wellness. What I started then was CrossFit. It was evident that self-motivating myself to “hit the gym” or workout at home…
Spiritual Dryness
Sometimes we experience a terrible dryness in our spiritual life. We feel no desire to pray, don’t experience God’s presence, get bored with worship services, and even think that everything we ever believed about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit is little more than a childhood fairy tale. Then it is important to realize that…
Judgement Day
They put ma body in the ground, Ma soul went flyin’ o’ the town, Went flyin’ to the stars an’ moon A-shoutin’, God, I’s comin’ soon. O Jesus! Lord in heaven, Crown on His head, Says don’t be afraid Cause you ain’t dead. Kind Jesus! An’ now I’m settin’ clean an’ bright In the sweet…
Pronoia
Are you a giver or a taker? What would the world be like if we were driven by a rule of life of giving? Some interesting thoughts here. As a business owner, you control your culture. What would it be like to create a culture of givers within your business? How might that be a…
Resistance to Listening
From Spiritual Direction by Henri Nouwen Develping “ears to hear” God takes time. We all have strong resistances to listening. First of all, we find it very hard to create empty spaces in our lives and to give up our occupations and preoccupations, even for a while. We suffer from a fear of the empty…
The Important Things
Dear Lord help me to be always aware of the important things in life. To care for those around me. To seek your presence in all I meet. -Amen