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Family as my Guru

Over the last few months I have been open and even seeking a guide or a teacher for my life. Having grown up in the church I am beginning to understand the benefits of the “pastor” but have pulled away from religion. I have seen how so many friends and colleagues have found guidance in … Continue reading »

Answers before the question

I love discovering new things, learning new facts and collecting information. But lately I have realized that sometimes in this search for answers, I’ve forgotten why I am searching. Last week I was busy telling Jesse what I thought the answer was to an issue we were having in our relationship and in his profound … Continue reading »

Grieving, acceptance and finally forgiveness

So I think I’ve reached the height of my anger about my past and am rather sick of my depressing rants about my family and extreme religious beliefs. (You’re probably getting sick of my rants as well!) I’ve made a choice - I am moving on. There are supposedly 5 stages to the grieving process: Denial, … Continue reading »

Unravelling Religion and the Poisonwood Bible

I have just finished the remarkable story of The Posionwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver. Reading the last few lines and then setting the book down is hard to do after finding so much of my own history resonating within the voices of the four female narrators in the book. The journeys of these women can be … Continue reading »

Paradox

I just opened this little meditation from Richard Rohr this morning… and find it very synchronistic and timely with my post on Opposites yesterday. PARADOX God is the only one we can surrender to without losing ourselves. It’s a paradox. I am increasingly convinced that all true spirituality has the character of paradox to … Continue reading »

Opposites

We live in a world of contradictions, of opposites. This idea has been haunting me over the last month. More strongly now, as I consider life in the face of a week of death: first a dear friend, then another dear friend’s mother, another friend loses her grandmother. A very hard week, indeed. And I find … Continue reading »

A grey day

It’s grey today in Boulder. It’s very unusual for the sun to not be shining. But today it feels appropriate. My mood, my demeanor, I am grey today. The sky and I are mutually mourning the loss of a piece of sun disappearing from the earth. Her name is… was… Simone. She lived only 43 … Continue reading »

Dearest Friend

Dearest Friend – you know who you are – the one that I have not heard from since you delivered such tragic news last time we spoke. I have gone through my own roller coaster of emotions since you shared this news with me – denial, sadness, anger, and I am not sure if I … Continue reading »

A Letter from My Former Self

Several months ago I took part in a Woman’s Spiritual Retreat weekend at the Buddhist Retreat Centre in Ixopo, South Africa. It was one of those monument building moment in one’s life. I had no clue what to expect when I arrived. In fact, the only type of retreat’s I had ever been on had been christian … Continue reading »

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire If you did, what would there be to look forward to Be thankful when you don’t know something For it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations Because they give … Continue reading »

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