Both prayer journals and spiritual diaries can lead to a more spirit-filled life – but what’s the difference between the two? Truth be told, I didn’t even know there was a difference until I read “Keeping a Prayer Diary” in Prayer: The Hidden Fire: Journal and Companion Guide! But there is — and it’s very [...]
Honor Your Spiritual Gifts and Psychic Abilities
Most of us were not raised to honor our spiritual gifts and psychic abilities. They were often discounted by adults and squashed by naysayers. These natural abilities don’t go away though; they lie dormant waiting to be cultivated. If you are sensitive to energy, have a sixth sense about what’s going on, can read auras [...]
How Do You Love God With All Your Heart? 5 Tips
Christian or not – how do you love God with all your heart? These tips for loving God are based on my four decades of loving God, leaving God, returning to God, and falling in love with God all over again… Before the tips, a quip (or three)… ”Love the Lord your God with all [...]
How to Have Compassion for Others
Many people want to have compassion for others, but they get blocked by fear, anger, or judgment. Viewing others as bad, wrong, or undeserving only serves to close the heart and dampen the soul. Seeing others through the eyes of equality, unconditional love, and kindness leads to forgiveness and acceptance, which are components of compassion. [...]
Developing a Daily Spiritual Practice
Developing a daily spiritual practice takes time and dedication. At first it may feel forced or uncomfortable, but overtime it will become the foundation for your spiritual life. It’s amazing how most of us grow up learning healthy habits for our mind and body, but not for our soul. We know too well the benefits [...]
How to be Generous and Give From the Heart
When we give from the heart, instead of from guilt or duty, we offer joy and love and we experience this in return. With an open heart we discover how to be generous with every word, thought and action. Debbie Macomber, author of One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity, reminds us how “intentional [...]
How to Increase Your Energy Levels With the Power of Intention
Wayne Dyer’s tips for increasing your energy levels are too good to keep to myself! We listened to The Power of Intention on a Vancouver-Edmonton road trip recently; my husband loved Wayne Dyer’s tips so much, he plans to listen to the audiobook regularly. Here’s one of Dyer’s gems: “If you focus on what others [...]
Set Spiritual Goals for the New Year
When we set spiritual goals for the New Year we create a foundation for material goals to blossom. If we focus solely on the external – the exercise program, the weight loss, the financial plans, the career success – we end up feeling empty, even if we do achieve them. When we place our attention [...]






