My Thoughts, Words & Deeds

Katie Rea’s Writings

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Our inner life shapes our outer journey. This truth echoes through Gandhi’s words, inviting us to notice how the smallest movements of the soul become the path we walk.

Writings

The Royal Cross: A Quarterly Magazine of the Order of the Daughters of the King.

Finding Our Voice: Listening, Witnessing, and the work of Clarity in the Order, page 12. An exploration of how attentive presence helps us discern and claim our true voice.

Unexpected Lessons of Grief from a Disney Movie, page 8, *Anna correction. A gentle reflection on how a Disney film unexpectedly illuminated the quiet, complicated movements of grief through Anna’s journey.

Sacred Moments: Living the Vows That Called Me, page 7. A reflection on the sacred work of honoring the commitments that shape our spiritual path.

Bearing Fruit Far From Home, page 16. A message on the surprising fruit that emerges when God calls us into new and unfamiliar spaces.

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  • Sacred Echoes: Unveiling the Mysteries of Divine Communication

    And like an echo, God often uses the repetitive events and themes in daily life to get my attention and draw me closer to himself.” Margaret Feinberg, The Sacred Echo: Hearing God’s Voice in Every Area of Your Life Have you experienced a sacred echo? A moment where it seemed as if the universe was…

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  • Why Meditation Should be a Ritual for a Healthy Lifestyle (Part 2)

    “For people looking to nurture a contemplative way of life, James Finley counsels ‘Find your contemplative practice and practice it.’” Richard Rohr What do we search for in life? What do we desire? Health? Wealth? Peace? So often, we reach out to all the external places and positions to make us happy. We seek wealth…

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  • Why Meditation Should be a Ritual for a Healthy Lifestyle (Part 1)

    “You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.”  -Eckhart Tolle Last week I mentioned several types of meditations. People reached out to me asking what some of these meditations were or how to do them. Meditation in its simplest form is simply a way of calming our…

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  • Spiritual Direction Certification: A Path to Deepen Your Spiritual Journey

    “It is by being awake to God in us that we can increasingly see God in the world around us.” Henri J.M. Nouwen, Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith After a wonderful two-year journey, I attended my last spiritual direction class. Now I am awaiting the review of my final paper. By October,…

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  • Harnessing Quirks: Exploring the Untapped Possibilities

    “Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.” Roy T. Bennett  Do you consider your quirks a curse or are they untapped potential? I can’t seem to simply walk through a beautiful area. My camera usually comes out and I shoot images from different perspectives. I play with angles…

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4 responses to “My Thoughts, Words & Deeds”

  1. Bon chance!

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  2. Wonderful post, Katie! Thank you.

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    1. Thank you! I appreciate you!

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