Tag: Prayer

• January 30, 2012

  TLC Assignment Jan 26- Feb 1, 2012

  For many people, the word “God” is a stumbling block rather than a doorway. It carries too many old associations — too much argument, too much religious baggage, too many…

• December 22, 2011

  Why the Holidays Hit Differently

  The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy, connection, and celebration. But for many people, they are something else entirely — a season when old wounds resurface, when…

• July 18, 2011

  Regret as a Form of Self-Doubt

  Regret is one of the most quietly destructive forces in a person’s inner life. It disguises itself as conscience, as responsibility, as the healthy acknowledgment that you should have done…

• July 12, 2011

  The Riddle of Exulting in Our Defects

  Why do we keep going back to behaviors we know will hurt us? Why does the comfort we seek in them feel so real in the moment, only to leave…

• July 5, 2011

  Two Ends of the Same Spectrum

  Most of us do not notice the drift until we are already far from shore. We did not make one big dramatic decision to abandon our spiritual practices or disconnect…