Practical Spirituality Blog

MAKING THE MOST OF WHERE YOU ARE Nov 20, 2023

I am frugal by nature. Not cheap, but frugal. I actually believe we all are, at our core.

I see my core essence as helping me no matter where I am in life. It’s there for me. It’s rooting for me. It’s helping me to find the best way forward for me.

In this way, my core essence...

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KEEPING MYSELF TOGETHER Nov 17, 2023

When you start on a spiritual journey, what you don’t realize is that most of the journey is about going back to prior versions of yourself and picking them up for the ride that is your life. It’s about seeing, and re-seeing, your past, to say, I accept who I was then. It is about...

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THE IMPORTANTANCE OF BEING EARNEST WITH YOURSELF Nov 16, 2023

When you delve into a practice of deciding what you believe, it’s important to develop a habit of being honest with yourself. Many of us adopt, and perpetuate, beliefs that we think we should. And in so doing, we edit ourselves out of the picture.

When you delve into a practice of deciding...

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CAREFULLY LAID PLANS Nov 15, 2023

Those of us with the planner gene have an easy time with this, but some people might bristle when I talk about project planning. To me, project planning is a fun way to spend an hour of my free time. For you, you might prefer to outsource the project planning. Neither of us is right; neither...

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KEEPING UP APPEARANCES Nov 14, 2023

Many of us have a hard time letting go of old ideas because we think that we are expected to hold onto them. Like out-of-date clothing that no longer fits, limiting beliefs and mistaken ideas should be tossed out without a second glance. Yet if you think that everyone else still holds that...

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW Nov 10, 2023

This may be a bold title for a mere blog post, but I suspect that there are some ideas that if I brought them to the forefront, would make your interaction with my writing a little easier. Call these foundational concepts, or my beliefs, but they are ideas that underpin everything I write....

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MISTAKEN BELIEFS Nov 09, 2023

Like limiting beliefs, mistaken beliefs are ideas that are holding us back. The difference is that mistaken beliefs, in my book, are ideas that actually harm you. That make you feel less than, unworthy, or stuck. They are ideas that you accepted as true, but some part of you knows that...

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LIMITING BELIEFS Nov 06, 2023

Patterns of thought are ideas that we hold on repeat, or we allow to persist. When we take action on an idea, the idea seems to dissipate and leave us alone. When we don’t take action, there is often a contrary idea that is keeping us from moving forward. These contra ideas are what I call...

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UNCONDITIONAL LOVE COMING IN Nov 02, 2023

What could you accomplish if you believed you were loved? What would you do, each day, if you believed that that love was free? What actions would you take if you knew unconditional love was real?

These questions prompted me to design an experiment, of sorts, where I practiced these ideas until...

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I AM Nov 01, 2023

If our beliefs cause us to act, then what beliefs would help me take action toward that which I want? This question is the one that intrigues me, so I have been playing around with new ideas to see which provide me the biggest bang for my buck.

That’s how I see beliefs. I want ones that...

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SWAPPING OUT BELIEFS Oct 31, 2023

Where your beliefs are serving you, keep them in place. There is no need to disturb a perfectly good idea that is helping you feel better about yourself, feel more optimistic about life, or have a more hopeful outlook. These beliefs are doing their job and supporting you in life. The ones you...

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INTERESTS AS PATHWAYS Oct 28, 2023

Pathways seem to open once you take a step. That’s why interests are so important to your spiritual journey. Any interest is a breadcrumb to help you along the way. And any interest you follow is a pathway toward a greater life experience.

I see spirituality as a custom-designed journey...

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