Tag: Christianity
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Piety and Peace: A Lullaby for the Restless Soul
Piety calls meInner peace to be my guideSoul springs to His voice.~ Dr. Thomas Maples Piety: A Lullaby for the Restless Soul Shh. Listen. Can you hear the noise around you? It’s everywhere. In moments like these, finding a sense of piety can offer profound inner peace, calming the listless Soul. Every morning, I start…
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Seeds of Mercy: A Gift Once Given, Twice Received
Seed of Mercy Sewn The darkest hour now breaks Fall light will guide me ~Dr. Thomas Maples A Seed of Mercy Sewn Have you ever done something that caused you profound guilt or shame? In those moments, seeking mercy can bring comfort and hope. This is a uniquely human experience. We possess a conscience built…
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Love: The Essence of God’s Plan
I’ll Follow Your Call Libations of LoveLike a Fall Dew ReflectionI’ll Follow Your Call Love and the Alphabet of Virtues In the alphabet of virtues, this is the one I most looked forward to writing: Love. What a gift we have been given. For it is in the very act of loving that the gift of giving is as…
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Belief and Science: Finding Meaning in Faith
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A Shadow 4 Consciousness: Create Your Wellbeing
Filling the conscious mind with ideal conceptions is a characteristic of Western theosophy, but not the confrontation with the shadow and the world of darkness. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. ~ Carl Jung Consciousness & Inner Light Have you ever told the story of…
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A Work in Progress
Inspiration for the Soul The Philosopher’s Stone Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson once stated that “Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.” When we look at life from the perspective of our inherent growth, doorways to bliss open where there were once only walls. Youth is the gift…
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Gratitude… The Reason for the Season
Inspiration Upon awakening, let the words Thank You flow from your lips, for this will remind you to begin your day with gratitude and compassion. Dr. Wayne Dyer A Depth Psychology Perspective The longest night of the year has now passed, and daylight arises. As the prolific author, clergyman, and English historian Thomas Fuller once…
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Abundance… The Infinite Nature Within
Inspirational Quote The Universe loves a grateful person. The more you thank Life, the more Life will give you to be thankful for. Louise Hay A Depth Psychology Perspective… Maybe life is truly that simple. There used to be an axiom in the sciences and philosophy. A simple belief cut to the core by the…
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The Spirit Within
Inspirational Quote You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A Father’s Guide to Wisdom To take part in the forbidden fruit. To understand the secret between good and evil, as God had only known before. It…
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To New Beginnings… Instruments of God’s Way
Inspirational Quote You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. ― C.S. Lewis A Father’s Guide to Wisdom In today’s quote, we will examine the concepts of perseverance and the need to overcome the odds that life throws our way. For adults, life has afforded…
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Faith… Growing through Lived Patience
Inspiration Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent. Billy Graham A Father’s Guide to Wisdom What once was is now in the not so distant past. To be, or not to be, this is a source of true anxiety. Just be. Be present, now. Breathe…
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Character: Through Perseverance, Success Achieved!
Inspiration Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller The Philosopher’s Corner The realization of Self is not a destination, it is a journey. The term Nirvana comes to mind here. The ontology of this term…