spiritual lessons Archives | Healthy Spirituality https://healthyspirituality.org/category/spiritual-lessons/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:48:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Which Way to Go? https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/ https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8927 A grief burst is an sudden huge burst of emotion that you can’t escape. Bursting upon your heart unexpectantly you are grabbed and slammed into a dark pit. You become overwhelmed by grief emotions you may have not even known you held inside your soul. I learned this in my recent classes about grief but […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/feed/ 0 Divine Flow https://healthyspirituality.org/divine-flow/ https://healthyspirituality.org/divine-flow/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8922 What comes to your mind when you read the phrase “Divine Flow”? To me, flow implies a continuous, open movement, back and forth between two entities. If you are “in the zone” you are immersed and experience energy and delight. Things that flow merged and become one. Divine of course means of God or with […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/divine-flow/feed/ 0 Project Hail Mary https://healthyspirituality.org/project-hail-mary/ https://healthyspirituality.org/project-hail-mary/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:10:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8904 My new favorite book/movie: Project Hail Mary. I am obsessed with this charming and inspiring story right now. I have read the book twice. Watched the movie only once so far but have been binging on movie clips of various scenes on YouTube. I am not much of a movie theater attender or a fiction […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/project-hail-mary/feed/ 0 Signposts Along the Way https://healthyspirituality.org/signposts-along-the-way/ https://healthyspirituality.org/signposts-along-the-way/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8896 Way is my word of the year. I love this practice as it wakes up your mind and heart to notice, to listen, to seek new understanding of a word that resonates where you are on your journey. You begin to pay attention to where “way” appears in various forms and often within people and […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/signposts-along-the-way/feed/ 2 Wayfinding https://healthyspirituality.org/wayfinding/ https://healthyspirituality.org/wayfinding/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8883 I have lost my way in exploring WAY. What I mean is this: WAY is my word of the year, yet I have been neglecting it. Not noticing it lurking around me. Ignoring its rich meanings and life lessons for this point in my journey. The word of the year practice for me has in […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/wayfinding/feed/ 10 Lessons from Icon Painting https://healthyspirituality.org/lessons-from-icon-painting/ https://healthyspirituality.org/lessons-from-icon-painting/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8875 True story about me: I flunked scissors in kindergarten. Yep, that is me. “Jean Anne needs more work with scissors and fine motor skills to pass this year.”  I did pass but I never forgot – I couldn’t cut. Fine motor talent wasn’t in my DNA. Not ability in finger agility. This is the narrative, […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/lessons-from-icon-painting/feed/ 6 Art, Healing, and Friendship https://healthyspirituality.org/art-healing-and-friendship/ https://healthyspirituality.org/art-healing-and-friendship/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8866 One my biggest pleasures writing online is the friendships God has given me over the years. Several of you I have met in person and most of you the online community is where we connect. Across the country and even the world (Hello South Africa!) we have bonded through sharing, conversations, and listening to another’s […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/art-healing-and-friendship/feed/ 4 What is Saving My Life Right Now? – Spring 2026 https://healthyspirituality.org/what-is-saving-my-life-right-now-spring-2026/ https://healthyspirituality.org/what-is-saving-my-life-right-now-spring-2026/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8858 What’s saving my life right now?  Ever ask yourself this thought-provoking question? I find sitting with this question to be life-giving, uplifting, refreshing and provides a moment of rest for my spirit. One of my mentors, Emily Freeman, asks this question frequently too. She discovered this question in a book by Barbara Brown Taylor (another […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/what-is-saving-my-life-right-now-spring-2026/feed/ 2 Inspiration from a Favorite Movie and the Artemis II Space Launch https://healthyspirituality.org/inspiration-from-a-favorite-movie-and-the-artemis-ii-space-launch/ https://healthyspirituality.org/inspiration-from-a-favorite-movie-and-the-artemis-ii-space-launch/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8850 On our flight to Norway, I rewatched one of my favorite movies – Contact starting Jodi Foster. This movie has such a deep spirituality side that many people miss. Not just in the obvious story but often hidden in some of the lines spoken by the characters. Here are a few of the inspirational ones […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/inspiration-from-a-favorite-movie-and-the-artemis-ii-space-launch/feed/ 7 A Delightful Mistake https://healthyspirituality.org/a-delightful-mistake/ https://healthyspirituality.org/a-delightful-mistake/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8846 I love to travel. I love to be home too. The comfort of routine. The adventure of seeing the world and gaining new perspectives. This year though I made a mistake, a delightful one, that involved our travels.  We booked a long overdue bucket list trip to Norway to see the Northern Lights for March. […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/a-delightful-mistake/feed/ 2 Playing with My Word of the Year https://healthyspirituality.org/playing-with-my-word-of-the-year/ https://healthyspirituality.org/playing-with-my-word-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8827 I do love words and playing with words often brings joy, insights, and surprises. Words are tools for writers yet so much more. I see words as friends, teachers, and fellow travelers on my journey in life. My word of the year is WAY.  Instead of seriously studying this word and seeking stoic wisdom (which […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/playing-with-my-word-of-the-year/feed/ 2 Four Somethings – 2026 Midwinter https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-2026-midwinter/ https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-2026-midwinter/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8814 I love to share Four Somethings – things I have read, seen, experienced that made me stop and savor life. One practice I frequently encourage is reflection – pausing and pondering where you are, where you have come from, and where is God inviting you into next.  I share bits of wisdom in four categories. […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-2026-midwinter/feed/ 6 Lent: Thoughts, a Prayer, and a Poem https://healthyspirituality.org/lent-thoughts-a-prayer-and-a-poem/ https://healthyspirituality.org/lent-thoughts-a-prayer-and-a-poem/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8810 Ash Wednesday is Feb 18, and the season of Lent begins. I always consider this time as an invitation to slow down, listen, and experience God. I consider what spiritual practices sharpen my inner vision and open the ears of my heart in preparation for Easter. Lent is the 40-day period of deepening practices. Some […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/lent-thoughts-a-prayer-and-a-poem/feed/ 5 Visualizing My Word of the Year https://healthyspirituality.org/visualizing-my-word-of-the-year/ https://healthyspirituality.org/visualizing-my-word-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8803 I find the practice of visualization to be helpful in my journaling, prayers and discernment. Using God’s gift of imagination, I “see” what is possible and find hope and motivation. Having a picture or image of my word of the year reminds me to keep listening for its lessons and helps me focus and pay […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/visualizing-my-word-of-the-year/feed/ 8 Letting Go and Creating Space in 2026 https://healthyspirituality.org/letting-go-and-creating-space-in-2026/ https://healthyspirituality.org/letting-go-and-creating-space-in-2026/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8781 Due to the predicted drifting snow and wind, I postposed a planning meeting with the worship team. We would meet a week later but still have time to get worship details organized for the upcoming season. The forecast foretold of difficult driving and no one wanted to be out on the roads. Guess what?  The […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/a-blessing/feed/ 1 Merry Christmas https://healthyspirituality.org/merry-christmas-5/ https://healthyspirituality.org/merry-christmas-5/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8757 Wishing you and your family and friends a blessed Christmas and wonderful healthy happy New Year!

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/merry-christmas-5/feed/ 4 What are the Most Favorite Christmas Carols? https://healthyspirituality.org/what-are-the-most-favorite-christmas-carols/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:03:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8751 What are the most favorite Christmas carols? That is a dangerous question, isn’t it? There are all sorts of variables that lead to various answers, even arguments. And probably directs the conversation to controversial answers depending on our tastes, cultures, settings and moods. Each December certain carols I want to hear: O Come O Come […]

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]]> Four Somethings – December 2025 https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-december-2025/ https://healthyspirituality.org/four-somethings-december-2025/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8748 Can you believe it is December already? I love the end of the year – all the fun, closure, celebrations, candlelights, worship, special moments, family get-togethers, and those clear winter nights when the stars are especially twinkling bright. A good time to pause and reflect and gather what makes life sweet. What are you savoring […]

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