It’s been a while since I have written a blog, but it’s been a lovely time to reflect. And most of my writing has gone into articles for the Christian Science Monitor, which you can find here. This morning my prayer took the form of a poem… which even rhymes… It’s been long time since I wrote poetryContinue reading “Prayer as poetry”
Category Archives: joy
True source of joy and peace
Sometimes in life it can seem like everything is good and going well and the next minute or hour or day, that is a distant memory and doubt or fear or frustration or other negative thinking creeps in and takes over. I remember this happening once when I was feeling down and talking to a friend,Continue reading “True source of joy and peace”
Complete freedom and joy!!
Last year, while serving at a summer camp I had a wonderful experience overcoming the fear of heights on a zip-line. (You can read about it in an article in the Christian Science Monitor here) Before publishing an article about this demonstration, the editor had asked if I thought this was a complete healing of myContinue reading “Complete freedom and joy!!”
Pop of color, spark joy
Looking out the window at the bright red cardinal in the bare, leafless tree, was like a pop of bright happy color in a scene of wintery, grey… like a little spark of joy (to use the famous Marie Kondo term) in the midst of dreariness. Pioneering spiritual thinker and writer, Mary Baker Eddy describes GodContinue reading “Pop of color, spark joy”
Pure and simple…
“Pure and simple and nothing else…” that is what came up at the very bottom of the definition when I clicked “Look up” on the word “pure” in something I was reading on my iPad. I love that idea! Pure and simple joy Pure and simple love Pure and simple truth And the list goesContinue reading “Pure and simple…”