Thought, Word & Deed

Katie Rea’s Blog

“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
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  • Befriending Silence

    “Speech is silver, silence is golden.” Proverb “What on earth are you searching for?” A close family member asked this question of me and, I have to admit, the question took me by surprise. I didn’t realize I was searching for something. I guess it’s a personality trait. The Enneagram test shows me as a…

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  • A Tale of Haunted Charleston, SC

    When it’s the dead of night and you find yourself walking along cobblestone streets in Charleston, South Carolina, it is easy to believe in ghosts. And Charleston certainly has it’s share of ghost stories.  So, when my husband and I found ourselves there on Halloween week of all weeks, I signed us up for a…

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  • The Power of Presence

    One of the most difficult things I’ve ever done was to “stand helplessly and give witness to another’s pain without turning away or ignoring it or trying to fix it.” I’ve had Pastoral Care training, but I couldn’t do anything for her. At the time I felt miserably stupid. I didn’t feel like I helped.…

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  • “The Jesus who doesn’t let us rest”

      “The more I reflect on Jesus, the more I meditate on him, the more images occur to me. I never get to the end of things with Jesus. It’s important for me to set Jesus alongside all my experiences, all that I read, see, get to know.” Anselm Grun I was reflecting on one…

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  • Practicing the Fruits of the Spirit: A Book Reflection

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23, NIV I came across the book, Neuroscience and the Fruit of the Spirit, and the title intrigued me. Bryan Spoon edifies how our brain is literally wired towards God.…

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4 responses to “Thought, Word & Deed”

  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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