LIFE
How I Learned the True Meaning of Strength After My Son’s Death
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ~Oprah Winfrey
I tried to stay strong after my fifteen-year-old son Brendan died...
LIFE
Why a Good Death Requires a Good Life
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from John P. Weiss.My wife Nicole knows a great deal about death.She’s a hospice nurse who provides care and comfort for those nearing the end of life’s...
SPIRITUAL
How Nutrition can help to balance the Chakras
By Jean Campbell
How Nutrition can help to balance the Chakras
The chakras are energy centers located throughout the body that play a...
SPIRITUAL
Works of Love – SpiritualDirection.com
Editor’s note: This is part 22 of a series, “The Kingdom of Grace.” Part 21 can be found here.
“The spiritual life consists principally in charity,” says Saint Thomas Aquinas. The ultimate goal of...
SPIRITUAL
Excerpt from The Sh!t No One Tells You About Divorce
Excerpt from The Sh!t No One Tells You About Divorce, by Dawn Dais
Chapter 6: All the Therapy (when your friends are officially tired of listening to your bullshit)
I tried a lot of different...
INSPIRATIONAL
Why You Should Seek to Acquire Positive Emotional Detachment
We all encounter stressful situations and stressful people, unpleasant situations and sometimes, some kind of emotional manipulation.
This happens at work, in stores, at school, and even in relationships.
These encounters create stress and anxiety,...
LIFE
All the Wrong Reasons I Slept with Men Before and Why I’m Changing Now
I have not had sex in years. I was meditating one day, and my mind was silent (an extremely rare event), then I heard “Do not have sex until you are married.” Something...
SPIRITUAL
The Letters of St. Paul of the Cross: ‘Courage, Dear One’
If God permits temptations to gluttony, it is a sign he wants to give you the reward of an accomplished abstinence so that you might take off in-flight to the highest contemplation. If...