Day One Hundred Twenty-Four of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal – Tornadoes, Emptiness and the Beginnings of Sensitivity
Author’s note: This post is taken from a manuscript in progress that more fully outlines my journey as a Recovering Bapticostal. Although the storm of life that affected me as a nearly three-year old boy was the beginning of my path toward Spiritual sensitivity, an experience later in life (the untimely death of my first […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Three of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: Where It All Began!
I have enjoyed my personal 365 day writing challenge so much, that I have decided to write a series of posts to address my own personal journey through the maze of religiosity versus spirituality. I have already published a couple of them thus far. More will follow. Admittedly, this venture is a bit scary because […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-Two – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: The Seeds of Spirituality
I must confess that I am not the only Recovering Bapticostal out there! I know there are many more; however, I’m convinced that not all of us know who we are. That will change, I’m sure of it! For the time being, though. You are stuck with me! Today I want to share a few […]
Day One Hundred Twenty-One of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: What Early Memories Might Mean
What is your earliest memory? How old were you? How clearly are those images burned into your brain? Early memories create questions for some and clarity for others. Early memories are often questioned, especially when they are formed before the age of five. And yet, before the age of five is exactly the time period […]
Day One Hundred Twenty of 365 – Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal: In All Things, God . . .
Decisions are odd things. So often, we tend to categorize our decisions in one of two ways – right or wrong. We tend to spend inordinate amounts of time working to guarantee that we make the “right” decision, fearful that if we make the “wrong” one, life will somehow be forever negative. What if decisions […]
Day One Hundred Seventeen of 365 – Living Above Our Demons
The movie, Dr. Strange contains a quote I find deeply curious. It goes like this: “We never lose our demons . . . We only learn to live above them.” I grew up in a religious system that focused on demons being evil, dastardly beings who are fallen angels. I was taught that they could oppress, harass, deceive […]
Day One Hundred Nine of 365 – Faith, Beliefs and Values, Part One
In order for us to make sense of our personal struggles and create meaning from those things that are shattered in the process, we must learn to explore the Support System comprised of our Faith, Beliefs and/or Values. The Spiritual Perspective of life acknowledges and affirms that meaning is created as we learn to transcend […]
Day Ninety-Seven of 365 – Awesome or Aww Shucks?
It seems that our modern culture has highjacked a word that should reflect feelings of wonder, deep respect, reverance or admiration and relegated its meaning to something much more mundane. To borrow a line from The Princess Bride, “I do not think it means what you think it means.” What is that word? Well, it’s “Awesome”of […]
Day Ninety-Four of 365 – That Still Small Voice
That still, small voice. We all know it. Some know it better than others but we all know it. It may be described in many ways – a nagging; a gut feeling; instinctual; spontaneous; a hunch; that quiet voice. These are just a few of the words/phrases we use when referring to intuition. Some refer […]
Day Ninety-Two of 365 – Don’t Let Addiction Win!
Addiction is a common word today! We hear it used to describe so many conditions or problems. Some think we use it too much to describe too many challenges while other think we use it too sparingly. Regardless of your position, addiction is a reality in our world! Whether the addiction relates to substances (alcohol […]