I’m struggling with the individuals I work with. The culture that I work in, I have deemed to be unhealthy for my well-being. If there is anything that ruffles my feathers, it is condescension. I shouldn’t announce this, but condescension triggers my ego the way that nothing else can. I’m aware of it and therefore […]
Hesitation – When Life Isn’t Going Right, Go Left Read More »
I attend church every Sunday. I know that church is supposed to convict you sometimes. When we hear something that resonates in the core of our being and we are doing the opposite, it can help us to take notice and repent (change direction) so that we may have a more fulfilling life. Truth is
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I’m hinging on a decision right now. I feel that God is calling me to move into better alignment with what brings me joy… my writing, Bible study, reading, and yoga. I am writing and compiling a bunch of essays, but I don’t feel that it’s enough. I am doing yoga roughly 3-4 times per
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The other night my fiancé and I watched the movie “Bird Box” after I’d seen a few of my Facebook friends mention it while scrolling down my wall. The movie had a really interesting concept and kept me intrigued the whole way through even though it wasn’t the type of movie that would usually hold
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Many of you know I have a love affair with yoga. Today while practicing, what jumped out at me was intention. Every move in yoga, when practiced well, is based upon intention. It is the practice of intentionally holding poses in a certain way. It is intentionally putting yourself in uncomfortable positions to stretch the
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Feeling the pull to do something different lately has got me thinking about why a lot of us are living mediocre lives instead of diving in head first into our passions. When I say passions, I’m not referring to flights of whimsy or dirty deeds with the guy or girl down the street. I’m referring
God Didn’t Give You Your Calling So You Could Use It Part Time Read More »
This morning, I’m feeling rather emotional. I’ve been feeling called to write much more lately and have also been feeling pulled in the direction of faith-based healing work, though I’m not sure just yet if the call is a pastoral calling on my life. The only way I can explain it is that my thoughts
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Today, I watched “The Prince of Egypt” with my daughter and watching the story I realized that I’m starting to have a spiritual breakthrough in the same way that Moses did. I realized while watching that Moses learned to see with spiritual sight when he realized that he was not Egyptian, but Hebrew. He suddenly
If you read any of my recent posts, you’ll see that I’ve been working through pride. I took today off in order to use the remaining time I have on the books so that I don’t lose it at year end. You’ve got to love those “use it or lose it” policies. Anyhow, after a
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Last night, I read a beautiful passage by Thich Nhat Hanh from the book Mindfulness and Meaningful Work (though I read it as a passage in Spiritual Literacy by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat). The next time you have a tangerine to eat, please put it in the palm of your hand and look at
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I’ve always believed in God, though at times my actions did not indicate this. While I believed, I did not behave in a manner that honored God in myself or others. Jesus Christ had one major law… to love others as yourself, which breaks down into 2 laws: Love yourself Love others For a lot
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When I first started going to church in December, my pastor always made comments about a war happening between God and Satan and admittedly at first, I was a bit dim to what he was saying. I had just recently been awakened to the fact that I was “sick” and needed healing. I use the
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If you read yesterday’s blog post, you’ll note that I received a revelation about pride being at the root of some of my problems as they relate to my dissatisfaction with some of the individuals I work with. Oddly enough, as I wound down yesterday evening and chose to continue the book that I was
Yesterday while praying in my car on the way to work and listening to one of Rick Warren’s earlier sermons, I was answered with “arrogance” in respond to my request to God to point out anything in me that offends Him. I started laughing and said, “Thanks God.” They say, “ask and you shall receive”
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As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s the power of using your voice. I tried my best to speak the truth and shed light on the stories of people who are often brushed aside. Michelle Obama – Becoming As I read this quote, it really resonated with me. I feel at 34 years
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The human condition It is not conditional We all get handed our own Challenges with which we have to deal The only difference between us Is whether we choose to heal Or stay stuck in the muck That is what makes or breaks you There is no such thing as luck So choose to wallow
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Nothing here is permanent so why do we even careNothing here stays, it just dissipates into thin airI place importance on finding a directionBut what if it isn’t mine to findRunning the good old rat race while unraveling my own mindSeeking and searching for my purposeStriving for that meaning and surplusBut what if there isn’t
As I’ve been embarking on this spiritual journey of mine, I’ve begun to take more notice of nature in an attempt to better understand God and his plans for us. I’ve always felt that while we humans are extremely complicated and often think ourselves “advanced,” there is a calm peace in nature that we often overlook and
I am a huge fan of children’s movies as I feel they have deeper messages than most adult films. As a child, I recall watching all of the classics over and over again. Now as an adult, watching some of the same movies with my own daughter, I am realizing how deep some of these
We Are The Bergens Read More »
Oddly enough as I was reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl, I began to question my faith a bit. As much as I hated to admit it, I was a bit shaken by the cruelty and despair that those in Auschwitz endured. The human ugliness caught me a bit unaware as I have
So often in life we think we know exactly what we want, how things should go, where we want to be, how we’re going to get there, and who we must be to succeed. However, tonight as I was laying with my daughter, I realized that the best pieces of my life are pieces that
I think I finally understand how to live and it’s a matter of unraveling some of the stuff I’ve carried to this point in pursuit of what God has in store for me. I’d like to compare this process of life to a mummy. Yes, a mummy. Stay with me. We begin life with this
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Does anyone really have it “figured out”? As I am going to therapy, soul searching, reading the bible, listening to Oprah’s soul sessions… I’m realizing that there is no such thing as having it all “figured out.” This is hard to take because I’ve always striven for the right answers. As an analytical spirit, I
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Is there such a thing as everlasting happiness or is it something that people chase incessantly throughout life? Is that the joy of life… to steadily pursue the next joy. I used to think that happiness could be attained, but now I wonder if maybe happiness is ever elusive, something that is caught in moments
Yoga is about trusting the being within you to support you through the balancing poses. The more I focus, the wobblier I am. It is when I trust my being that I succeed in balance. When I trust in God, suddenly life is balanced, and I feel freedom while exerting much less effort than I
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Our children certainly have a way of bringing out the best… and the worst in us. From warm hugs to the temper tantrums, there is nothing else in life that forces us to stretch who we are in such significant ways. While often we think we are the ones guiding them and helping them grow,
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It’s interesting how much the mind and emotions fluctuate from day to day. I’ve been on this journey to improve myself with God for some time now. Some days I feel entirely optimistic as though God is working miracles within my soul. Other days, such as today, I feel somewhat uninspired. On my down days, I often
Why do we have free will? Initially in my search for answers, I resented the idea of free will. I would make mistakes and beat myself up for being less perfect than I thought I “should” be. I would do things in the moment and regret them almost instantaneously. I would spew hatred in fits
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I am honored to have the same initials as Jesus Christ. As I sit and consider the depths of what Jesus Christ represents to me, I am overwhelmed. When I read the Bible and begin to understand the love story it truly is between God and humanity it inspires me to reach my full potential.