Seasonal Archives | Healthy Spirituality https://healthyspirituality.org/category/seasonal/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 Entering the Sanctuary of Holy Week https://healthyspirituality.org/entering-the-sanctuary-of-holy-week/ https://healthyspirituality.org/entering-the-sanctuary-of-holy-week/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8842 We enter the sanctuary, the sacredness of Holy Week. I take the step over the threshold into God’s story. Ahh, take that deep breath and pause in God’s wonder and love. My hubby and I have been traveling and have another quick trip coming soon. What a blessing but (why do those “buts” always stop […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/entering-the-sanctuary-of-holy-week/feed/ 2 Disarming our Language – A Lenten Practice https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/ https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8838 Are you ever shocked when you hear yourself say something that comes out of your mouth totally different from what you really meant to say?  Or get caught up with negative internal self-talk with words that you wouldn’t say to another person yet somehow mentioned to your own soul frequently? I read the phrase last […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/disarming-our-language-a-lenten-practice/feed/ 4 Breath Prayers – a Lenten Practice https://healthyspirituality.org/breath-prayers-a-lenten-practice/ https://healthyspirituality.org/breath-prayers-a-lenten-practice/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8824 This season of Lent I have been intentionally slowing down and listening to God. The use of breath prayers has helped me in this practice. Breath prayers are short prayers said in one breath. Simple, repetitive and surprisingly ancient. The breath prayer generally involves quietly repeating a chosen phrase for several minutes, allowing the prayer […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/breath-prayers-a-lenten-practice/feed/ 2 Lenten Listening https://healthyspirituality.org/lenten-listening/ https://healthyspirituality.org/lenten-listening/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8818 We have entered the Lenten season. Are you exploring any new Lenten practices? Sticking to the traditional ones of fasting, service, and repentance? Letting go of something tangible or even intangible like a mindset or way of reacting? It is not too late to answer the divine invitation to practice Lent.  Here are some thoughts […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/lenten-listening/feed/ 2 Seasonal Reset https://healthyspirituality.org/seasonal-reset/ https://healthyspirituality.org/seasonal-reset/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8684 I just bought a new table decoration for fall.  All the autumn colors. Yes, I am getting ready for the change of seasons. The hot weather has finally broken here in Ohio, and a feel of cooler air is coming into the windows. I find myself wearing longer sleeves and digging out socks in the […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/seasonal-reset/feed/ 4 Summer Self-Care https://healthyspirituality.org/summer-self-care/ https://healthyspirituality.org/summer-self-care/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8628 What is the kindest self-care you can offer yourself this summer? Pause for a moment and wonder what does your soul want, really deep down need right now? This is a great time of year to refresh your spirit. Take some time for refuel. You are worth it! “The time to relax is when you […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/summer-self-care/feed/ 4 Entering the New Year https://healthyspirituality.org/entering-the-new-year/ https://healthyspirituality.org/entering-the-new-year/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:00:27 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8485 God of all time,help us enter the New Year quietly,thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others,mindful that our steps make an impactand our words carry power. May we walk gently.May we speak only after we have listened well. Creator of all life,help us enter the New Year reverently,aware that you have endowedevery […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/entering-the-new-year/feed/ 6 May You Have a Blessed Christmas! https://healthyspirituality.org/may-you-have-a-blessed-christmas/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8481 May you be filled with the wonder of Mary,the obedience of Joseph,the joy of the angels,the eagerness of the shepherds,the determination of the magi,and the peace of the Christ child.Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless you now and forever.—Author Unknown

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]]> Advent Anticipation https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-anticipation/ https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-anticipation/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8456 Advent already?  I know you are thinking – it is too soon and you are right.  I am early this year with writing about the Advent season. Advent doesn’t begin until December 1st, but you see I am going to be traveling lots in November (more about that here on the blog next week) so […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-anticipation/feed/ 10 Pentecost Names https://healthyspirituality.org/pentecost-names/ https://healthyspirituality.org/pentecost-names/#comments Tue, 14 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8335 Pentecost is this coming Sunday, May 19 commemorating the arrival of the Holy Spirit and is often called the birthday of the church.  The word Pentecost means “fiftieth day,” as it is celebrated fifty days after Easter.  I love the tradition in my church to celebrate this day in many ways, including wearing red to represent […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/pentecost-names/feed/ 16 Merry Christmas! https://healthyspirituality.org/merry-christmas-4/ https://healthyspirituality.org/merry-christmas-4/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8220 Merry Christmas. This is a little early but getting close. I am taking a few weeks off from writing full blog posts as the year ends.  Creating space to be with God and my family.  To take time to savor this precious season and the gift of life. Time to reflect on the past year […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/merry-christmas-4/feed/ 8 Advent is Coming https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-is-coming/ https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-is-coming/#comments Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8195 Advent is coming and coming fast.  Soon the rush of the Christmas season will be upon us and before we know it we will be saying, “Happy New Year!” Times flies so quickly and does quicker each year. Advent invites us to pause and pray and rest in the Lord.  To take a deep breath, […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-is-coming/feed/ 8 Freedom Quotes to Feed Your Mind and Spirit https://healthyspirituality.org/freedom-quotes-to-feed-your-mind-and-spirit/ https://healthyspirituality.org/freedom-quotes-to-feed-your-mind-and-spirit/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8082 Freedom is celebrated in many ways but in the United States we set aside the Fourth of July to savor freedom, cheer in parades, wave the flag, and watch glorious fireworks.  Here are a few quotes about freedom to consider. “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/freedom-quotes-to-feed-your-mind-and-spirit/feed/ 10 Lenten Devotional https://healthyspirituality.org/lenten-devotional/ https://healthyspirituality.org/lenten-devotional/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7942 Lent, one of my favorite listening to God seasons, begins with Ash Wednesday, Feb 22. Lent is the season before Easter lasting 40 days, not counting Sundays. It is a time to reflect and remember our relationship with God. This time presents an opportunity for us to focus and draw closer to our Lord. One […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/lenten-devotional/feed/ 11 Moving from Christmas to the New Year https://healthyspirituality.org/moving-from-christmas-to-the-new-year/ https://healthyspirituality.org/moving-from-christmas-to-the-new-year/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7915 Some of us are still celebrating with family. Some of us are already packing away all the holiday decorations. Some of us are still on vacation mode not quite ready to go back to work. Some of us, pastors, law enforcement, EMT’S, nurses, never got the day off. (Thank you!) Some of us are still […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/moving-from-christmas-to-the-new-year/feed/ 6 A Christmas Blessing https://healthyspirituality.org/a-christmas-blessing/ https://healthyspirituality.org/a-christmas-blessing/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7911 God grant you the light in Christmas, which is faith; the warmth of Christmas, which is love; the radiance of Christmas, which is purity; the righteousness of Christmas, which is justice; the belief in Christmas, which is truth; the all of Christmas, which is Christ. Wilda English From my house and heart to yours: Merry […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/a-christmas-blessing/feed/ 7 Advent Prayer https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-prayer/ https://healthyspirituality.org/advent-prayer/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7866 This Advent prayer was written by one of my Lamplighters, mentors, and guides – Henri Nouwen.  The words shape my morning prayers in this season.  May this prayer bless you too. Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We who have so much […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/everything-is-a-gift%ef%bf%bc/feed/ 8 What are Chrismons? https://healthyspirituality.org/what-are-chrismons/ https://healthyspirituality.org/what-are-chrismons/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7563 What are Chrismons? Chrismons are Christmas decorations styled with Christian symbols. These ornaments remind us of the true meaning of Christmas – the celebration of Jesus’s birthday. Chrismon is a combination of two words Christ and monogram, meaning symbol. This idea was created by Frances Kipps Spencer for her church in Danville Virginia in 1957. […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/what-are-chrismons/feed/ 13 Pentecost Pondering https://healthyspirituality.org/pentecost-pondering/ https://healthyspirituality.org/pentecost-pondering/#comments Tue, 18 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7393 Pentecost is the coming Sunday, May 23 commemorating the arrival of the Holy Spirit and is often called the birthday of the church.  The word Pentecost means “fiftieth day,” as it is celebrated fifty days after Easter. I have been listening to what others have to say about the Trinity– God, Jesus, and Spirit- and how […]

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