Rituals add meaning and spirituality to our lives, by serving as a bridge between our outer and inner worlds, between the profane and the sacred, and between the ordinary and the extraordinary. “Rituals are tools that give us the freedom to take responsibility for the direction and purpose of our lives,” says Abigail Brenner, M.D., …
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If you’re wondering what to give up for Lent, this idea can help cleanse you spiritually and organize you physically. Here’s how to declutter your home in 40 days – in preparation for Easter. This guest post is from Elizabeth Kathryn Gerold-Miller – a spiritual blogger and write-at-home mother. Before her tips, a quip: “Eliminate physical …
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How do you know if you are spiritually healthy? I sometimes wonder how healthy I am, so I did some digging. These signs of spiritual health aren’t the only signs of a spiritually healthy person — and I’d be grateful if you shared your own ideas in the comments sections below! Here’s what one spiritual …
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Finding inner peace isn’t just about prayer and mediation – though praying and meditating helps! These ways to be more peaceful are practical, easy, and effective tips for calming your heart, mind, and soul…which leads to peace. “There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things …
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Spiritual growth is an ongoing process. But what makes some people more spiritually evolved than others? Is it the number of lifetimes they’ve lived on the planet? The amount of good deeds and service they’ve performed? Or the hours spent in meditation and prayer? Even the definition of a spiritually evolved being may vary from …
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When you allow abundance and prosperity to flow into your life you experience a spiritual state of ease and joy. The illusion of scarcity slips away. The duality of “have” versus “have not” is transcended. And the reality that we are each a part of God with the power to create and manifest whatever we …
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Nothing can dampen your mood when you know how to be joyful and find inner happiness – no matter what the circumstance. When you carry a light of joy within it shines on difficult situations and challenging people, making them seem easy and benign. And there’s no need to wait for something special to happen …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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