Steps of Success
I stand in front of the shrine and bow. As I do, I feel the weight of my head, gently pulling my body toward the earth for a moment.
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Category: Personal Journeys
Patience and Gratitude
It takes time, a solid will, the right place.
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Feathers & Fury
Maybe the first stirrings of my eventual awakening came one afternoon when I happened to lift my eyes from a book as an eagle appeared.
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Lines For The Dead
Many of the rituals I knew for death were short-lived—the memorials, the letters, the nourishment in food and company. How could I touch on the lives of those loved and lost without distancing them further?
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One Dollar And Thirty-Two Cents
I had no experience with nuns, but my parents had taken me to see the Broadway show “The Sound of Music” last month so I knew they helped people figure things out.
Read MoreThe Braided Way
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.