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Matters of the Heart, Rituals, Self Care

Release Rituals Based Upon 4 Natural Elements

When talk therapy has gone on long enough and you just want to move on, a simple ritual can help you to let go of the past. Whether you desire to release your anger or fear, a relationship, a wound, a private shame, or a lifestyle that no longer serves you, I am here to… Continue reading Release Rituals Based Upon 4 Natural Elements

Spiritual Direction, Ways to Pray Series

The Number 1 Most Recommended Prayer App by this Spiritual Director

After practicing the art of Spiritual Direction for almost 10 years, I have found one prayer app that has helped many of the spiritual seekers who have come to me. In fact, many are still using it to this very day. It is the Pray As You Go App, and here's what people love about… Continue reading The Number 1 Most Recommended Prayer App by this Spiritual Director

Spiritual Direction

A Thank You Letter To Saint Therese on Her Feast Day

Dear St. Therese, the Little Flower, I finished reading your autobiography at a time in my life when I needed to know that the little things mattered. You challenged me to ask God to show me the hidden graces that I had helped to bestow.  One by one, seeds I had planted long ago came… Continue reading A Thank You Letter To Saint Therese on Her Feast Day

Spiritual Direction

What Dead Animals Taught Me About The Transformative Power of Death

The last few weeks I have come across dead animals in my path as I walked my dog. I wondered what might be the message in this for me. Naturally, the thought of death made me think about what I am currently trying to die to in my life or in myself. What do I… Continue reading What Dead Animals Taught Me About The Transformative Power of Death

Book Reviews

Braiding Sweetgrass: a book review

https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567 A woman from one of my facebook groups posted that she read a little of this book each morning to center herself. I immediately downloaded it from the library and began to read it over the summer. I loved how I would read about wild strawberries, just as I was finding them in my… Continue reading Braiding Sweetgrass: a book review