Category: spirituality
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Prayer for anxiety…Calm my troubled heart
I am focusing on anxiety during for this week’s affirmation. I haven’t posted a prayer for a while, so, I thought my weekly article would be a great time to post a prayer for anxiety, to assist in calming our troubled hearts. This prayer is from The Graceful Chapter. Here’s a bit about them: As…
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“Be the change you wish to see in the world” ~ the real meaning behind this famous quote.
As the world around us appears to be falling to pieces, we wonder what’s happened and what we can do to bring peace to our broken planet. This was forefront in my mind today, as I searched my past blog posts for a bit of motivation. Fate drew me to this past post, based on…
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Prayer for Enemies
Today I’m sharing a prayer which helps give our children strength to love their enemies. Loving our enemies is a difficult thing to ask of anyone. However, in his sermon on the mount Jesus said: You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your…
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10 Spiritual Self-Care Tips To Be Happy ~ Chopra.com
Whether it’s supply chain issues, inflation, gas prices, or concerns about war, stress levels are rising rapidly in the US, and around the world, according to an article by American Institute of Stress. Now, more than ever, is the best time to practice spiritual self-care. If you aren’t familiar with this concept, spiritual self-care is:…
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May Today There be Peace Within: St. Therese of Lisieux, The Little Flower
Today I share with you a prayer from St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower. She was born in Alencon, France in 1873. Therese is known as the Little Flower, because she saw herself as a flower in the garden of God, honoring God by “being herself among all the other flowers in God’s garden”.…
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Morning Affirmation~ “Letting go of worry is becoming easy.”
This is a difficult one for me, as I am a worrier by nature. The men in my life, my better half and my sons, are just the opposite. They rarely worry, often saying “I can’t change it, or do anything about it, so why worry. What’s done is done.” They are right of course.…
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Morning Affirmation~”I choose to be happy.”
Life is never easy, and choosing to be happy, when the world seems to be falling apart, feels impossible. Just look in the mirror and say “I choose to be happy.” This will help, even if you don’t believe it. Saying it whenever you feel down or frustrated will help. It’s a reminder that life…
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I am at home among the trees.
I saw this post on Facebook tonight wanted had to share with you. This is definitely true for me. I always feel such peace and serenity in the forest. It feels like home, like I belong there. I guess that’s why I like hiking so much.
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Be Unshakable: Wisdom of a Yogi
“…Any seeker of God can enlarge the caliber of his consciousness to omniscience to receive within himself the Universal Intelligence of God.” Paramahansa Yogananda On January 5, 1893, Mukunda Lal Ghosh was born in Gorakhpur, India. Later in his life, his name would change to Paramahansa Yogananda, as he grew from student to teacher and…
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Morning Affirmation: “Every day I am alive is a gift.”
What better way to start the day than to be grateful for being alive. Gratitude can increase happiness, enhance positive emotions, and improve self-esteem. It has also been shown that: “Regular gratitude journaling has been shown to result in 5% to 15% increases in optimism” Positive Psychology