Tag: prayer

Soul Sculpting Project: To Reach a Goal Week 1: Pray, Dream, Draw

Soul Sculpting Project: To Reach a Goal Week 1: Pray, Dream, Draw I’ve made New Year’s resolutions that have lasted for less than two weeks. I have made one resolution many years in a row. I keep resolving and keep failing. What is my problem? Well, first the problem of keeping resolutions is not unique…

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Gratitude Game #6 Praying Gratitude

Gratitude Game #6: Praying Gratitude Soul Sculpting Project: Tell God what you are grateful for. The Science: Gratitude improves psychological health. Multiple studies link gratitude and well-being. Research confirms that gratitude effectively increases happiness and reduces depression. Sample Study: Gratitude Study (Emmons and McCullough): Participants divided into three groups for journaling (daily or weekly). Group…

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Soul Sculpting Project: Red Alert to Green ‘At Ease’

Soul Sculpting Project: Red Alert to Green ‘At Ease’ True Story: It was the middle of the night. Something was wrong with his heart. He laid in the emergency room answering questions and undergoing tests. Finally he received the doctor’s prescription. “Take a vacation.” Why did the doctor prescribe a vacation?  This man held a…

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Soul Sculpting Project: Lightning Prayers

Soul Sculpting Project: Lightning Prayers I ‘d like to introduce you to a few of the animals in my life. Here are the latest additions of Hildegard, and Columba and their mother, here are Bridget and Macrina. Solomon our rooster and his 11 wives. Our large cat Nims. I have wild animals in my life…

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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…

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