Spirituality

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1 And it’s true. Our lives, like nature, go through various seasons. We experience seasons when life is in full bloom, seasons when we bask in the warmth of love and success, and seasons when …

LET ME COUNT THE WAYS! I love that… This lovely soft rosy stone has been known throughout history as a seed of the heart. Scholars tell us this beautiful pink stone was utilized as a symbol of eternal and lasting love as early as 600 B.C. I love that… This …

Your Task is not to seek for Love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built.  – Rumi It doesn’t matter how old we are, or what our backgrounds or our spiritual belief systems are – love and relationships are important to all …

Do past mistakes and failures leave you feeling a low sense of confidence and self-worth? Do you ever wonder if you will ever be able to change, or if you will remain permanently mired in the unproductive patterns that have haunted you for years? If so, it’s important to realize …

Our words have great influence in the lives of those around us, and spoken affirmations or “blessings” can bring hope, encouragement, and self-esteem to our families, friends, and others. However, opportunities to genuinely affirm, or bless others pass us by every day! No doubt, all of us at some time …

During the Christmas holiday millions of people around the world celebrate the humble birth long ago that – regardless of your religious persuasion – undoubtedly changed the entire world. The love, compassion, forgiveness and acceptance that Jesus Christ presenced throughout His life exemplified a higher standard for all of us …

In our media-dominated culture, it’s easy to focus on the darkness and the negativity and to feel doom and gloom over recent political, national or world events.The presence of darkness tends to snuff out hope when we allow ourselves to become trapped in its grasp. The irony is, the darker …

How wonderful would it be to do something so simple, yet so love filled, it inspires others to do the same! It’s easy for us to get caught up in the thinking that our simple act of kindness is too small to really make any kind of difference. Maybe the gesture …

Mother Teresa understood the true meaning of “giving until it hurts.” She realized it is about extending love and compassion to another person without strings or conditions – when it’s uncomfortable, inconvenient and often unreturned. Sometimes we resist the “give” because it’s uncomfortable to meet the other in their place of …

“There is no darkness in this Universe. There is only the presence of light and the absence of it.” – Albert Einstein (paraphrased) This comment may sound a little deep, but it is backed by actual science. In truth, darkness is only the absence of light. No matter how hard …