Meditating is one of those practices that is so simple yet so hard. How in the world can you sit for such a long time and get your mind to simmer down? Well, practice, of course. It’s the only way. To get you started, or refreshed, is a video that teaches you how to meditate in a moment by Martin Boroson. Check it out! What’s your experience meditating? Was the video helpful? READ MORE
Authenticity is one of those words that seem like a big buzz word nowadays, almost like a fad or the next big spiritual thing. I really love the word and meaning behind it because it is really a way to ask and implore us to be who we truly are. Often times, we think it is something we need to accomplish, however, it is really more of a practice. Every day IREAD MORE
Tragedies occur everyday. So much has happened in the last few months alone – feelings of injustice surrounding the Zimmerman trial, the DC Navy Yard shootings, the mass killings in the Kenyan mall, and of course the non-heavily publicized instances that happen locally. Things just seem so out of control at times. In times of tragedy, so many of us want answers. We want to know why x happened, why it wasn’t READ MORE
I ran across this blog post on Tiny Buddha (dot) com entitled, “You Don’t Need to Fix Yourself to Be Healed” by Danea Horn. It was a short article that discussed the possibility that we don’t need to be healed in some perfect sort of way. What we need is in the moment acceptance, knowing that we don’t have to be on a long-term search for healing. And I’ll add, that allREAD MORE
I ran across this article in the Huff Post Religion section. It discusses 10 things Christians should say more often to those we relate to and come into contact with and was written by Christian Piatt. It’s probably something most of us should say more often no matter what we believe, if we already do not. My favorite is #3: “I don’t know.” Check out the article: 10 Things Christians Should SayREAD MORE