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”
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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”
a life full of music
What are we listening to? What are we truly opening ourselves up to when we listen to music? Is it religious? Is it secular? Or, is it a wolf in sheep’s clothing? What are we listening to, really? I think it’s important to keep in mind that the makers of music sold their souls toContinue reading “a life full of music”
a life of forgiveness?
We have all heard the scriptures about forgiveness. Sometimes we should turn the other cheek in the name of keeping the peace. Peace is, after all, what God and Heaven is all about. But what are we losing in the process? Does God truly want us to turn the other cheek to our enemies andContinue reading “a life of forgiveness?”
a life of Sadness
Life can be a sad existence. It can disappoint and dismember your soul. It can produce outcomes that are less than desirable. It can destroy your psyche. Life can be a place where resentment takes place more often than love. It can destroy everything you believe. Ask any celebrity or entertainer. Life is not whatContinue reading “a life of Sadness”