I have found that lately, many people I know feel that they are grieving. They are seized with a sense of grief, loss, foreboding, sorrow and sadness. There isn’t any one reason for the grief – it’s more of a combination. Regardless of the reason, grief has the power to steal from us our sense […]
Spiritual Approaches To Jealousy
I hate the feeling of jealousy. As I have written before, the word “lousy” is inside the word ‘jealousy.’ Because jealousy makes us feel so lousy. I wish I could just snap my fingers and not feel this corrosive feeling. But alas, I don’t have the power to take away my own jealousy. What I […]
The Power of Coincidence And Perspective
Are there really coincidences? Is it kismet or serendipity or just good luck when things happen by chance? I don’t believe that there are any coincidences. I’ve read that nothing happens in God’s world by mistake. And that theology is a choice. One doesn’t have to believe that. But to understand coincidence, one only has […]
The Healing Power of Gratitude
Gratitude is an important spiritual practice. To the naked eye, it doesn’t seem like it would be all that important. However, maintaining gratitude in life is so very essential to our psyche. I used to recoil at the idea of cultivating a spiritual practice where I actively express my gratitude, but it is so powerfully […]
How to Attain Spiritual Calmness of Mind
It’s hard to keep calmness of mind. But there is a great payoff to remaining calm under pressure. Inner calm is actually something that we can cultivate and will reap us dividends. Norman Vincent Peale said that, “the cyclone derives its power from a calm center. So does a person.” We can actually find great […]
How To Remember Who You Really Are
I wanted to write a blog post about hope. You see, I think as we journey together into the colder months, we need some hope to give us the ability to endure. Be be persistent. We need hope to remember who we are as things get darker and colder. So, here’s a blog for those […]
The Spirituality Of Service To Others
What is so spiritual about being of service to others? I mean, why do it? It’s not convenient. It may take lots of effort to do so, and it may even cost us time and money we don’t care to spend. Serving others is very commonplace – meaning, those that do it, are usually not […]
How Do We Know What God’s Will is For Us?
God’s will. That term has been thrown around so much that it’s hard to discern what it really means. What is God’s will for us? What does God want us to do? What does it mean for us to do foot work and leave the results in God’s hands? Is there really a God and […]
Spiritual Health (And Spiritual Aliens!)
A few months ago, a well meaning friend pointed out the obvious (to her) that my blog name “spiritual lens” looked like it had the word “aliens” in it. Anytime you have a confusing blog name, it is not necessarily a good thing. But then again, anytime you make a mistake, it is also an […]
The Power and Healing That Comes From Making Amends
I don’t speak about making amends that often in this blog. However, the process of going back in my life and healing my past through making amends has been a powerful experience. The term ‘amend’ means ‘to change’ or ‘to alter in some fashion.’ Like when we make an amendment to the Constitution, it means […]