I remember the excitement when I started attending the youth group in church as a teenager. I made friends, dated boys, and watched my teen social life flourish in a way it never had. It was small – maybe 50-60 teens – and this meant…
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I have experienced a lot of guilt in my time. A lot of shame. Plenty of frustration. Doses of denial. It’s the tough part of life we’re not taught about. Of course, it makes sense for me, now. Why we’re not taught about the bad of the world…
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I have spent more Sundays in church than not. Both of my parents are ordained clergy in the United Methodist Church. I grew up going to church every Sunday morning. I didn’t realize it was an option not to go to church until I was older…
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So what exactly is Zen? When you think of the word, you’re more than likely to come up with images of a sandy beach, monks tending to a garden, maybe some of that awful mood music they play in massage parlors, but I don’t think…
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If you’ve ever been in one of my healing groups, it’s likely you’ve heard me express my love for the radio. It comes up often when I use it as a metaphor for tuning our very own frequency. I also love the radio simply because I LOVE music, and I’m…
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I’ve spent the better part of the past month in the throes of an old and familiar habit. I don’t really like this habit, nor does it serve my higher self; however, this habit has been such a significant part of my life on and off for so many years…
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I was born at dawn eleven days before man walked on the Moon, and my mother made sure I was watching the events unfold that day on our old black and white television. Despite my early initiation into space travel, I rarely looked…
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I recently got to spend a few days on the beach on the East coast with some friends. The heatwave had passed which made for perfect weather — sunny with just enough clouds, a constant breeze and mid-80s! However, the waves were…
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