About stress
About stress, psychologist William James said this: The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. I sort of stopped by to read a post by J.D. Meier (Sources of Insight). It was an OK piece about dealing with stress. Didn’t make me feel any stress. Since I didn’t feel […]
In: Inner Peace, Peacefulness, Prayer · Tagged with: Peace, spiritual simplicity
Praying: Scheduled or Spontaneous?
Should praying be scheduled or spontaneous? That question probably doesn’t occur to many people. In fact, I’d wager that all the people who pray with any frequency, which is more than once a month, fall pretty equally into thirds: One-third practice scheduled praying. They follow a scheduled routine. They pray at a certain time, probably […]
In: Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: Intention, praying, spiritual simplicity
Do’s and Don’ts for these unusual days
Do’s and don’ts are best learned at the same time. My mom so often told me what not to do followed by what I should (or could…or she’d like it if I would) do. She ultimately told me do’s and don’ts are opposite sides of the same coin. This morning while writing in my prayer […]
In: Happiness, Inner Peace, Peace, Prayer · Tagged with: Grounding, Mindfulness, Prayer, spiritual simplicity
Like I Want It To Be
Making an effort like I want it to be can take, well, effort. Rather than working to make it like we want it to be, it can be more productive to settle into spiritual comfort and accepting guidance.
In: Affirmation, God, Gratitude, Prayer, Prosperity, Spirituality · Tagged with: Affirmations, Divine Spirit, Prayer, spiritual simplicity
