Soul Sculpting Project: The Unlikely Practice of Welcoming Unwanted Emotions Fear, grief, worry, regret, dread, gloom . . . are not welcome guests for me. They show up at the door anyway and push their way in. Today I invite you into the unlikely practice of welcoming the unwanted guests. As you have noticed, these…
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Soul Sculpting Project: From Loneliness to Connection with God.
Soul Sculpting Project: From Loneliness to Connection with God January 8, 1930 “This, this has been the finest year of my life. And I have done nothing but open windows – God has done all the rest. There have been few, if any, conspicuous achievements. There has been a succession of marvelous experiences of the…
Sculpting Project 26: Welcoming Prayer
Sculpting Project 26: Welcoming Prayer I was sitting with the worship team listening to the prelude music when I notice the wave of grief approaching. Heidi, our elderly mother goat had died early that morning, leaving two little kids to our care. I had milked Heidi many years and we were well acquainted. The last…
Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 6: Prayer Flash: Week 2
Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 6: Prayer Flash: Week 2 I’ve been flashing short prayers on and off all week. On my walks, doing chores, sitting in church. I notice that it has given me a positive outward focus. This is exactly one of the benefits that psychology studies predict for an activity like flash…
Pursuing Growth: Project 2: Chocolate Factory: Week 2
Pursuing Growth: Sculpting Project 2: Chocolate Factory: Week 2 I walk by my kitchen sink and see the reminder note: SMILE. I now automatically smile for a moment. I note that I feel a bit happier. This is completely consistent with lots of psychological studies. Here are a few findings: Subjects are given a pencil…
Sculpting Project 24: 7 Essential Brain Nutrients: Week 1
Sculpting Project 24: 7 Essential Brain Nutrients Week 1 I spend a good part of my day in a focused attention finishing a writing project. I am in ‘flow’, lost in time. It is largely satisfying, but I emerge in a fog. What does mind need to do to reach equilibrium? This focused time is…
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