Sweet Land of Liberty, of Thee I Sing
Words matter. They hold a vibration, a sanctity, and create reality. Last year I visited Washington, DC, and walked through many...
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The Blog
- Jul 22, 2022
- 10 min
Will the Real Mary Magdalene Please Stand Up?
The beauty of Mary Magdalene is shared through one woman's journey to uncover the essence of who Mary was and still is.
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- Oct 5, 2021
- 7 min
Want to Know Steve Jobs' Hidden Secret to His Success? Read about His Final Gift to the World.
Steve Jobs' final message to the world is not what you think. Read about the spiritual side to Steve's success.
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- Mar 29, 2021
- 2 min
The Beauty of Becoming
The world shut down and what did we do? We cried, we fought, we suffered, we won, we lost, we laughed, we complained, we survived, others...
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- Aug 31, 2019
- 5 min
Grace, Thomas Merton, a Kentucky Backroad and Trappist Monks
It’s 8 a.m. and I’ve already been to the abbey three times today. Vigils start at 3:15 a.m. My alarm goes off at 2:50 a.m. and I think...
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- Aug 13, 2019
- 20 min
The Space between the Breath – By Helping My Dog Die, I Experienced What It Means to be Alive
I used to think about the day. How would it be? Would she die suddenly? Would I have to put her to sleep? I read stories about the final...
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- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Hail Mary Full of Grace- Who are You?
Summer 2019, on the way home from India, I stopped in Lourdes, France to experience the power of the blessed mother, Mary. In India, the...
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- Jul 9, 2017
- 15 min
How to Behold a Mountain - The Journey to Mount Kailash
I had been traveling on a bus across Tibet for the past three days. We were supposed to fly, but the Chinese military closed the airport....
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- Nov 7, 2016
- 3 min
The Secret to Saving America
I’ve been pretty silent this entire election—choosing to ignore the reality TV show that has been consuming America. But something I saw...
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- Oct 13, 2016
- 4 min
How To Start Drinking From The Bottomless Cup Of Joy
This is a story about a woman who thought she had it all. She made it to NYC with one of the best management consulting firms, had a...
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- Jun 1, 2016
- 4 min
How Establishing a Ritual Around Eating Helped Heal My IBS
It is almost noon and you are so hungry that you will eat just about anything. You have an important meeting at 12:30 so don't have too...
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- Apr 21, 2016
- 2 min
The Way to Fully Live Your Life…
...is to start living it today. If there is something you want to do, do it now. If there is something you want to say to someone, tell...
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- Apr 8, 2016
- 4 min
Disconnect to Reconnect. How Living Without My Phone Helped Me Reconnect to Myself.
I landed in Mumbai and switched on my phone. Ding, ding, ding. It worked. Text messages came through and the internet connected just...
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- Jan 20, 2016
- 4 min
Finding Your Life’s Purpose Is Overrated. Why Stopping the Search Is More Fulfilling.
Here I go again. Restless. Craving to travel to see more of the world. I'm getting ready to go back to India to experience something...
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- Jan 11, 2016
- 4 min
The Year That Didn’t Go As Planned and Why It’s OK
I don't believe in New Year's resolutions that force me to give up something, since by the end of January they are already broken....
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- Dec 17, 2015
- 2 min
Picking Up Dirt…
While in India, I was fascinated with how people clean with Indian-style brooms. They are handmade using firm grass of some sort. When...
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- Dec 2, 2015
- 1 min
Feel the Feeling….
...drop the story. Why do we have to fake it and act happy when someone asks us how we are doing? We should be comfortable enough to...
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- Nov 13, 2015
- 4 min
A Day of Thanks Turns into a Day of Waste
Times have changed. Thanksgiving Day was initially celebrated to give thanks for the limited, first harvest that would last throughout...
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- Nov 4, 2015
- 2 min
Less is More…
Holidays (and everyday) are about gratitude. Did you ever stop for a minute and think about how your life would be if you did not have...
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