Living Guidance
This year my husband and I made a vow to invite spaciousness into our days and weeks (minding our schedule, daily meditation, listening to our own desires). Last year was so full, so very intense that we all but crawled into 2016. We declared January is for napping. As we moved back into our busy days and weeks I began to feel concern that we were going down the road of busy and exhaustion once more so I sought guidance from Holy Spirit. Me: I am feeling apprehensive in betting busy again. How will the busyness feel and how will we manage our health (& well being)? Can we be both...
Read MoreFive Ways to Use Facebook as Spiritual Practice
If spiritual practice is our intentional awareness and focus on connecting to God, our hearts and our brothers then let’s link it to something we already do every day: Facebook! Recently I have heard several stories of folks who stepped away from Facebook because of some of the things that were said or posted. I would like to offer an alternative solution. Firstly, if your gut says “No more Facebook!” then listen, you very likely need some up close and personal time with your own heart. On the other hand if you are already a regular Facebook user then why not...
Read MoreFacebook: Torment, Time-waster or Spiritual Practice?
A little over 10 years ago, none of us had even heard of Facebook, let alone imagined how it would come to impact our daily lives. My first introduction to Facebook was through my daughter Savannah who began her freshman year at CCA in Oakland, California in the Fall of 2005. I remember how excited she was about this “cool site for university students to connect”. I have no idea who told her about it or invited her to join but to say Facebook has caught on like wildfire is underselling its impact like saying Hurricane Katrina got a few people a little wet. Weirdly Facebook...
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