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There are many ways to pray

I am no expert on prayer. But I believe in prayer’s power as much as I believe that the sky is blue and water’s wet. Further, I think that prayer can restore a person’s spiritual center and lead to a… Continue Reading →

Sax along the river’s edge is my meditation

Rustling rivers have always calmed me. I lose track of the realities I face within the rushing water’s song. A few weeks ago, I brought my sax with me to the river’s edge to practice. I played along with the… Continue Reading →

Wasted Lent? Then why bother with Easter services?

Every year, Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. It marks the start of a forty (40) day period in which we are called to reflect and pray, similarly to what Christ experienced during 40 days in the wilderness. Every year, we… Continue Reading →

I have Anxiety — here’s what helps me…

In these isolated days, I am certain that anxiety symptoms and trauma triggers are rising in frequency. Life presents enough challenges in “normal” times, but these are anything but normal times. Really, for all of us, our own minds are… Continue Reading →

Is there power in prayer?

Is there power in prayer? Well, if someone were religiously inclined, she would probably say, “of course!” But it’s not that simple to me. I am not religiously inclined. As a matter of fact, I don’t like religion of any… Continue Reading →

Recovery takes spiritual balance

Rahesh Balsekar teaches, “it is only when there is firm rooting in…the belief in the reality of the volition of the individual that the notion of karma arises.”  What he means is that suffering emerges when a person is too… Continue Reading →

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