St. Ignatius of Loyola made some bold claims: we can find God in all things; we can ask God for what we desire; we can have a personal relationship with God; and more. These bold claims have become the bedrock of the Ignatian way, and Ignatian spirituality continues to speak to the hearts of every…
“This is the incredibly hard lesson of shadow research and why it’s so unbelievably important to include some form of Cleaning Up in any path of self-understanding: the things that we most despise in the world are exactly the things that we possess and most despise in ourselves. This is so hard because we convinced…
Hi friends! Today, I’m thrilled to share with you a beautiful, healing, and inspiring card deck that I’ve been obsessed with as of late. Created by Tiny Buddha contributor Rita Loyd, the Unconditional Self-Love Message Card Deck contains fifty colorful art images, each with an accompanying message on how to cultivate unconditional self-love on the…
Reading fiction was one of my very first loves growing up. I remember cozying up with a book and a blanket and reading for long hours, until I could barely keep my eyes open. I loved being completely immersed in a story and delighted by how diving into a book I could magically transport into…
Ancient cultures around the world have long depicted dragons in art, literature, and folklore. This has sparked an enduring fascination – did dragons actually exist? Did they once roam and fly through our skies? Paleontologists theorize that dragon myths may have originated from distant memories of real prehistoric creatures. Dinosaur fossils discovered centuries and millennia…
I am not a patient person. I like to act quickly and want everything and everyone to act just as quickly as I do. Perhaps better than any human being, Siri knows this fact about me quite well. I remember being so excited the day someone told me I could ask Siri to text my…
Whitehead famously said, “Philosophy begins in wonder.” If that’s true, then my rescue kitten, Raindrop, may be the greatest philosopher of all time. While trail walking on a rainy Spring morning in early June, my husband and sister-in-law and I heard the urgent, distressing meow of a cat in a green thicket near a creek….
“Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being redirected to something better.” ~Steve Maraboli I think most single people these days dream of meeting someone “in real life.” The fantasy is that in “the real world” it’ll be easier. I dated BA and AA. Before apps and after…
The seven chakras are energetic portals between your emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies. But wait, what does that even mean? What are the seven chakras, and why are they important? Do these energy centers actually have an impact on your well being? Exploring this topic is well worth it because by understanding how your chakra…
Activating the Divine Feminine Blessings, A little while ago I was meditating my souls deepest prayer for my life. This was part of an annual visioning workbook from Rebecca Campbell I was going through, and as a part of it, there was this prompt to invite your soul to give you a flower that represents…
