Spiritual Growth
This category contains creative writing about personal growth and spiritual practices, in articles, essays, fiction and poetry.
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What Do People Mean When they Say They Are Not Religious?
Is it necessary to align oneself to a set of creeds or a place of worship to be considered religious? What is inside of people that sees them…
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How do you answer the question Who are you?
If you have ever been asked "who do you think you are?" how do you answer? I recently wrote a post about authenticity in which I ended with…
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What Does it Mean to Live with Authenticity?
What does it mean to live with authenticity? I have never given much thought to who the REAL Ardis is—underneath my fears, beneath my fantasies, even behind my…
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When Technology, Spirituality, and Religion Each Call
Sometimes we feel a call from technology, religion, and spirituality at the same time. Religions, as well as spiritual practices, are not right for everyone. I didn’t always…
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A Season of Grief and Thanksgiving
His last words before he left for surgery were "Don't let me die." There was no time for a conversation about what could arise between life and death.
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Journaling Your Way to Inner Health
Journaling can be a wonderful way to increase inner health, a way to be heard, a way to forgiveness for yourself and others, or a road out of…
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What is the Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter syndrome can be recognized by an inner voice saying "Who do you think you are?" when you are only doing what you set out to do.
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How To Satisfy Your Spiritual Hunger
When you experience spiritual hunger where do you turn to satisfy it? Many people find a fount of spiritual blessing in places like a forest path, or a…
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How to pray for your enemies
I have a confession to make. I find it difficult to pray for my enemies - people I abhor for good reason. I even fall short of praying…
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How to Welcome the Feeling of Vulnerability
Vulnerability - the scary feeling that arises when someone asks you to speak publically or to explain why you made a certain decision. If you have ever worn…
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What Is The Meaning of ‘Bread Broken For You’?
Bread is a perfect metaphor for our bodies. When Jesus held up a loaf of bread and said "This is my body broken for you" he used a…
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Closing churches and open hearts
Although the vast majority of people have hearts open to love and serve others and to grow spiritually, traditional places of worship are closing rapidly.
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Where Do You Find Food for a Hungry Soul?
Sometimes when you have a hungry soul you just want the equivalent of 'take-out', something you can enjoy from home. Here are several resources for good spiritual take-out.
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Do You Let The Fear of Missing Out Control Your Life?
The term FOMO, fear of missing out, describes the anxiety that arises with thoughts that there may be a better, more fulling experience than we are having right…
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Where to look when you want to find God
Where do you look when you want to find God? Is it a place? Perhaps a state of mind? In others or in nature? Join with the author's…
