Practicing Celebration: A 5 Minute Christmas Ritual for All Ages Holiday Rituals Promote a sense of belonging. Strengthening our family/community connections. We are connected to each other. Provide an oasis of renewal in the midst of busyness. A slow deep breath in the midst of craziness. All is well. Remind us of our identity and…
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Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project: A 5 Minute Advent for Week 3
Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project: A 5 Minute Advent for Week 3 What do you value? What rituals support that value? Every time we do a ritual, like an Advent service, we are helping ourselves, and those with us, to create a mental story that reminds us of what we value. Scientists who study ritual…
Soul Sculpting Project: Destination: Peace of Mind
Soul Sculpting Project: Destination: Peace of Mind Today we’ll use two legs to step towards our destination. First Leg: Creating peace in our body. It’s an old story, God took some dust from the ground and formed it into a person, Adam. Then God breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life. (Genesis 2:7) So…
Soul Sculpting Project: The Word That Moves Us
Soul Sculpting Project: The Word That Moves Us In the world of psychological research, environmental primes feel like Believer It or Not. Let’s start with smells. Did you know that the smell of cleaning fluid will make us more likely to clean-up. Or the smell of cinnamon will incline us to see a heating pad…
Sculpting Project: 12 Breaths
Sculpting Project: 12 Breaths Many years ago in the fall of 1850 a Russian peasant was attending church and the scripture reading for the day was “Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thess. 5:17. The peasant’s heart was gripped. How was it possible to pray without ceasing? He set out on a pilgrimage to discover the answer….
Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 3: Three Bites of Vitamin P : Week 1
Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 3: Three Bites of Vitamin P : Week 1 How does she do it? I studied my college roommate, Trish, who was seated across from me in the cafeteria. I knew how to eat fast. Really fast. In fact that was the only way I knew how to eat. Trish,…
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