Tag: Wisdom Tree Collective
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A Divine Encounter: Lady Wisdom Visits in a Dream
“Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. At the town center she makes her speech.In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand.” Proverbs 1:20-21a” The Message. I recently received a visit from Lady Wisdom. I had participated in an evening Life Lectio class through the Wisdom Tree Collective with Laura Huff…
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Bloggers are Big, Fat Whiners
The statement caught me off guard. I was among a group of strangers, a common phenomenon with my everlasting love of workshops. Whether in writing, spiritual direction, dreamwork, leadership group, photography circle, spiritual retreats, DOK, or you name it, I love workshops. Our group was given the theme of rebirth and renewal and how we…
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Harnessing the Power of Nighttime Dreams for Healing, Personal Growth and Self-Discovery
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.” Carl Jung Dreaming is an important process for the body. According to a TED Talk by Matt Walker, there are benefits of dreaming while we sleep. First, it benefits our creativity and problem-solving ability. We may go to sleep with a…
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Take Time to Trust in the Slow Work of God
“Above all trust in the slow work of God. Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be. Give our Lord the benefit of believing that His hand is leading you and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin This past weekend, I…
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Dreamwork as a Spiritual Practice: Nurturing Wellness and Strengthening Faith
Are there benefits to exploring our dreams? Our dreams hold a mysterious and captivating quality that sparks our imagination. Dreams have always fascinated and intrigued me. I’ve remembered long sequences or simple fragments of dreams since I was a child. As an adult I have written many of them down, but never really went any…
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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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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,…
