Healthy Spirituality https://healthyspirituality.org/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:40:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Anchor https://healthyspirituality.org/anchor/ https://healthyspirituality.org/anchor/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8478 Being on the cruise ship for 30 days gave me lots of boat and ocean metaphors to dance in my heart. One of the strongest images was ANCHOR. Three times the cruise ship didn’t dock in the port but anchored off shore and we “tendered” on smaller boats to the islands.  “Tender” is another interesting […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/anchor/feed/ 3 Travel Treasures https://healthyspirituality.org/travel-treasures/ https://healthyspirituality.org/travel-treasures/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8469 Traveling offers treasures that enrich our lives and stays with us even after the trip is over. I have often said vacations come in three parts: the first third of the fun is the planning, imagining, creating all the arrangements. I love that preparing and dreaming about an upcoming vacation. Afterall I am a planner! […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/travel-treasures/feed/ 8 A Traveler’s Thanks https://healthyspirituality.org/a-travelers-thanks/ https://healthyspirituality.org/a-travelers-thanks/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:40:35 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8464 Gracious Lord, Thank you for the joy of traveling. For the honor of seeing your creation. The joy of being alive in your world. Of experiencing the ocean breezes and the mist on my face. Standing on the deck losing count of all the variation of shades of blues in the waters before us. The […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/a-travelers-thanks/feed/ 8 Bon Voyage https://healthyspirituality.org/bon-voyage/ https://healthyspirituality.org/bon-voyage/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8459 Bon Voyage.  Do you know the meaning of this word? Bon voyage is French for good journey. Have a good time! Waving good-bye. Get the hint that I am going on vacation?  Yes, I am. My hubby and I love to travel, and I usually blog ahead and schedule the posts to pop up and […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/adult-friendships/feed/ 13 What Is Wonderful about the Number 1800? https://healthyspirituality.org/what-is-wonderful-about-the-number-1800/ https://healthyspirituality.org/what-is-wonderful-about-the-number-1800/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8446 1800? What is so wonderful about that number you ask? But anyway, why do I bring 1800 up today? Today marks Healthy Spirituality’s 1800’s post! I can’t even imagine I have written 1800 articles here since February 2009. So time to pause and say thank you, dear friends for reading and sticking with me. Praying […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/word-of-the-year-fun/feed/ 13 Four Somethings – Autumn Edition https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-autumn-edition/ https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-autumn-edition/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8436 Each season welcomes a time to reflect on what we are learning, becoming, and where God is inviting us into as we are being shaped in this wonderful gift of life. I love pausing occasionally, taking a deep breath, and doing the spiritual practice of remembering, reviewing, and savoring life’s lessons and sacred moments in […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-autumn-edition/feed/ 8 O Jesus I Have Promised Hymn Story https://healthyspirituality.org/o-jesus-i-have-promised-hymn-story/ https://healthyspirituality.org/o-jesus-i-have-promised-hymn-story/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:05:58 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8431 The words of this lovely hymn moved my heart when we sang it in church a few weeks ago. Take a few minutes to listen and sing/pray along with this hymn. If you are reading this through email you may have to go to the blog to see the YouTube video for the recording, then […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/o-jesus-i-have-promised-hymn-story/feed/ 8 Digging My “Well” Deeper https://healthyspirituality.org/digging-my-well-deeper/ https://healthyspirituality.org/digging-my-well-deeper/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8428 “Well” is my word of the year.  I have prayed, journaled, studied, played, and walked with this word for nine months so far in 2024. I have wrestled, laughed, and wrung about every ounce of wisdom from its substance I could squeeze out. I sat here this morning and thought, “I think I am done. […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/digging-my-well-deeper/feed/ 12 Thinking of You Week https://healthyspirituality.org/thinking-of-you-week/ https://healthyspirituality.org/thinking-of-you-week/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8424 Did you know September 16-22, 2024, is Thinking of You Week?  I had never heard of this week before until recently and think this is a rather cool week to promote and participate in.  Yes, maybe it could be another “Hallmarky” reason to purchase a card, but really I think I will dig into my […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/communicators-companion-birthday/feed/ 6 Sacred Spots https://healthyspirituality.org/sacred-spots/ https://healthyspirituality.org/sacred-spots/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8407 Do you have sacred spots in your home? I was thinking about this last week and noticed I have quite a few special cozy places where I like to sit quietly, sometimes alone, sometimes with a friend and just be. A space that becomes sacred, holy, peaceful. A corner to connect – with myself, with […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/sacred-spots/feed/ 9 A Neglected Spiritual Practice https://healthyspirituality.org/a-neglected-spiritual-practice/ https://healthyspirituality.org/a-neglected-spiritual-practice/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8410 Quick! If I would ask you to name 10 spiritual practices, what would you list?  I bet you could do it: Yes these are the basic ones and others I am sure. Yet the other day I was rereading the scripture for the week the story of Elijah in I Kings 19 and was reminded […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/a-neglected-spiritual-practice/feed/ 13 Well in a Hymn https://healthyspirituality.org/well-in-a-hymn/ https://healthyspirituality.org/well-in-a-hymn/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8402 With “well” being my word of the year, it is natural for me to go on a hymn search to find this word and its lessons in music.  One obvious hymn is the familiar hymn, at least well known and loved by my faith community, Peace like a River or as it is called, It […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/well-in-a-hymn/feed/ 14 Four Somethings – August https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-august/ https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-august/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8396 Four Somethings is a regular blog post where I feature four fun bits of wisdom. I love this practice as it collects moments for reflection and growth. These “somethings” become markers in our spiritual journey. With so much pivoting and uncertainty in our lives right now, being grounded in a simple practice like this guides […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-august/feed/ 6 Unexpected Impact of Kindness https://healthyspirituality.org/unexpected-impact-of-kindness/ https://healthyspirituality.org/unexpected-impact-of-kindness/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:01:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8392 Has kindness ever unexpectedly surprised you? Kindness is such a quiet, simple act.  Often a whisper, barely noticed, yet a gentle breeze of hope into another’s soul. Kindness is a choice. It isn’t expensive; often costing nothing at all. All it takes is one person to notice another and to smile and offer something – […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/unexpected-impact-of-kindness/feed/ 13 Creating A Rule of Life – A New Book is Born https://healthyspirituality.org/creating-a-rule-of-life-a-new-book-is-born/ https://healthyspirituality.org/creating-a-rule-of-life-a-new-book-is-born/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8388 Creating a Rule of Life is one of the most popular downloads and posts on this blog.  I can see when people download a pdf of a resource from one of the past pages on a post on a topic and journaling and rule of life continue to be two main interests of people seeking […]

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