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June 2013

June 06, 2013

Being prayer

"But, for me, in that moment, on that particular evening, the words simply would not...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Repentance redefined: Giving up exhaustion and opening to change

Day 4: Repentance redefined: Giving up exhaustion and opening to change “exhaustion was not fertile...

February 15, 2013

Repentance redefined: standing tall

" Not one more day did Jesus want this woman to live bent over." As...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

Focusing Self-compassion on Limitations

I admit it: I’ve not bought a single Christmas gift yet. My husband, God bless...

December 03, 2012

Focusing Curiosity on Integrity

“Gentle curiosity has a mysterious way of opening hearts; alternatively, harsh judgment tends to close...

December 02, 2012

Happy New Year!

"In life, suffering does not seem to be optional. Suffering in silence, however, does." Today...

September 2012

September 07, 2012

Self-compassion and friends

“…through the door of my friend’s compassion for me, self-compassion came and softened my heart...”...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Self-compassion and self-advocacy

“It is hard to extend compassion to ourselves when others are not doing the same.”...

August 27, 2012

Settle for More

"Faith moves us toward that which we cannot see" I will be on Midday Connection...

August 20, 2012

Listening broadly

"We see God all around us, and learn to look for God in unusual places."...

August 13, 2012

Self-compassion and unconditional love

“...will we dare to grow up… into the one who extends the unconditional love and...

August 06, 2012

Crazy like Jesus

“The soul of society is law; the soul of community is love.” -Roberto Rossellini About...

August 01, 2012

Welcoming interruption, welcoming transformation

"Transformation is real and it can make us into a woman we would never have...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Self-compassion and limitations

"The moments when we meet our limitations are often the times when we struggle the...

July 20, 2012

Self-compassion and not-so-easy small choices

One of the challenges of learning the spiritual practice of self-compassion is that it most...

July 16, 2012

Geography and spirituality

"She (Sarah) planted herself not on the edge but in the center of God’s land...

July 09, 2012

Positive change, negative response

"If we can muster the courage for the initial choice, we expect affirmation and blessing."...

July 02, 2012

How to love a fool

"When we live in close relationship with fools, so often we take on their shame...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

Subtle shaming

"He subtly shamed her deeply held desire for a child even as he sought to...

June 22, 2012

Self-compassion and authenticity

"If Jesus were with me today, what would he see? What would he say?" ...

June 15, 2012

Self-compassion

"How can I learn to forgive myself? should I?" The more I live, the...

June 13, 2012

Let’s hear it for the sheep!

“I cannot help but be cautious about structural power in the context of a kingdom...

June 01, 2012

Renaming myself

"Giving words and voice to ourselves allows us to step into our own lives more...

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