Tag: spirituality
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Can You Be Spiritual if You Have Material “Stuff”?
Hydrangeas, impatiens, and a water plant in my tiny fish pool on the back patio. Someone gave me the water plant, the pots are old terra cotta from a garage sale, and the stone walls were ones I laid myself with my own sweat. It’s my little piece of paradise. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder;…
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“Let Go and Let God” Is Not a Synonym for “Give Up”: Christianity, Wicca, and the Law of Attraction
Photo Copyright by alicepopkorn; creative commons license. Please check out the artist’s work–it’s beautifully spiritual. Since when has Let Go and Let God become a synonym for Give Up? Several years ago, I was facing an extremely shaky time when I was leaving a long-term marriage and starting a brand-new life. It was the first…
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A Time and a Place for Magick
Amazing Photo by Stephen Poff, creative commons license, at http://flickr.com/photos/stephenpoff/2761284719/ Many a false step was made by standing still. -Fortune Cookie Sometimes you have to pull yourself out of the Ether to make things happen. Sometimes you have to take action in a very concrete, physical way. Or, as an old friend once told me,…
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What Is a Religion? Shannon’s First Lesson at the University
One of my favorite bloggers is my 18-year-old daughter, Shannon, and her Randomista site. (I’m not the least bit prejudiced about it, either!) She’s a bit of an academic and posts thoughtful essays about the random things in life that interest her (wonder where she gets thatfrom), whether it’s raising funds for earthquake survivors or…