What kind of stories do you write? Are you a fan of fiction or nonfiction? Can life imitate art? Are you living a life of fiction? What are some signs that let you know that you are not living in reality? Sometimes we find that life lived in fiction resembles a dream. Nothing seems toContinue reading “a life of fiction”
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a life of annoyance
Do you have annoying people in your life? People who seem to miss the point? Are you constantly harangued by people who seem to think they know everything? Are you following what they have planned for you? Or, are you thinking of what God might have in store for you? Sometimes people are caught inContinue reading “a life of annoyance”
a life of homes
What does it mean to be in a home? Is it somewhere where things are great, or where things are challenging? Is it with friends, enemies, loved ones, or ordinary people? Is it with someone you love, or with someone you wish would leave? Are you full of joy at home, or are you fullContinue reading “a life of homes”
a life of empowerment
Is life empowering for you? Are you feeling empowered in all your thoughts and actions? Do you feel like there are things in life holding you back? Is life not what you want it to be? We must remember that every day is a tabula rasa. What that means is, we are given a blankContinue reading “a life of empowerment”
a life of drudgery
Is life very difficult? Are you sighing from something different than relief? Or, are you simply tired of every day seeming difficult and sad? Sometimes we encounter situations that seem harder than others. And other times we simply want relief. Well, there are things that we cannot control, and those we can. In a lifeContinue reading “a life of drudgery”
a life of paralysis
Do you feel stuck in what you’re doing and who you are? Do you feel that leaving a current situation is impossible? Do you feel terrible when you think that leaving anything – a current job or a marriage is not as easy as it seems? Or, do you wish you could leave your currentContinue reading “a life of paralysis”
a life of success
What success means to one person means something else to another. For some, success is raising a beautiful family. And for others, success means making the most money. For a professor, it could mean a great position at a university which would allow them to do as much research as they’d like. Or it couldContinue reading “a life of success”
a life of greatness
What does it mean to be great? What lessons have we learned from those in the limelight who have achieved great heights yet lack happiness, spiritual life, and connection to God? What do we know about those who fake their happiness for the other to think that their lives are intact? What do we wantContinue reading “a life of greatness”
a life of ablution
Do you feel cleansed? Is it worrying to you that life isn’t as easy as you had hoped? Are you wishing for a spiritual transformation? Is life not providing the easiness that you had hoped? Perhaps there’s more to the story. And if you are not looking in the right places, then you are missingContinue reading “a life of ablution”
a life of flowers
Do flowers make you feel peaceful, or do they cause you to react? Are you infatuated with their appearance, or are you ambivalent towards them? Do flowers give you a wonderful sensation, or are they simply there for decoration? Flowers are God’s way of creating beautiful landscapes. They are there to make us feel atContinue reading “a life of flowers”