Comments for Healthy Spirituality https://healthyspirituality.org/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:19:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 Comment on World Listening Day by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/world-listening-day/#comment-14060 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:19:50 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8947#comment-14060 In reply to Lisa notes.

Interesting how you are listening internally to the shifts in your spirit. I know when I sense that it is usually important for me to name it and pay attention to it. A lesson or a possible “correction” is taking place. don’t you just love how these words keep teaching us things….

]]> Comment on Which Way to Go? by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#comment-14059 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:09:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8927#comment-14059 In reply to Gayl.

thank you for your kind words. I used to bury my feelings but it is so much healthier to allow them into the light. Blessing for you too.

]]> Comment on Which Way to Go? by Gayl https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#comment-14058 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:46:24 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8927#comment-14058 I’m so sorry for the loss of your brother. This is such a poignant post, Jean. I, too, have had these grief bursts at times. They don’t last a long time, but I know it’s important to feel our feelings and lean on God. His word is also a comfort to me when the grief comes as I miss my son and my parents. I’m visiting from the one word linkup. God bless!

]]> Comment on World Listening Day by Lisa notes https://healthyspirituality.org/world-listening-day/#comment-14057 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:15:36 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8947#comment-14057 I didn’t know World Listening Day was even a thing, but I love that is. And I love that you stayed in a treehouse for 3 days! Amazing, Jean. And not surprising. You find the most spiritual things to do.

I’ve been focused lately on listening more closely when an “alarm” (i.e. anxiety) goes off in my body instead of only listening to the thoughts in my head (they don’t always tell me the truth, imagine that! ha).

]]> Comment on Using Borrowed Prayers by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/using-borrowed-prayers/#comment-14056 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:40:38 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8941#comment-14056 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

I knew we both collect prayers and quotes to shape our lives. The words from others full of wisdom lights our way!!!

]]> Comment on Which Way to Go? by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#comment-14055 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:31:42 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8927#comment-14055 In reply to Barb Hegreberg.

Oh Barb, I am so sorry you are going through this. I certainly identify and walk with you. I just heard of a book I am going to try to get at the library – Bearing the Unbearable. I know it helped a friend who lost a child and gave her courage to keep going. So much loss in so many ways – we need to help each other. sending hugs and love.

]]> Comment on Which Way to Go? by Barb Hegreberg https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#comment-14054 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:23:42 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8927#comment-14054 Jean, have been experiencing my own “minor” grief bursts lately. Mostly, they sit in my heart and mind as I attempt to live my life and act “normal”. A couple of people in my life have noticed that something is off, but mostly I let it sit on me like a rock on my chest and try to breathe normally. I know God is working, but I am struggling to know how ot survive in the meantime.

Joining you from One Word 2026 – July

]]> Comment on Using Borrowed Prayers by Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/using-borrowed-prayers/#comment-14053 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:09:25 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8941#comment-14053 Yes, I too have a collection of borrowed prayers. Each one, when it was discovered, spoke to me with surprising insight, speaking my heart-thoughts before they’d become words. Now I want to add Henri Nouwen’s prayer you’ve shared here. Who know that HE would suffer from distraction?! His prayer echoes my experience some days. I love his honesty and humility as he presents himself to God as he is, and asks God to give him rest.

]]> Comment on This n That by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/this-n-that/#comment-14052 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:41:35 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8938#comment-14052 In reply to Linda Stoll.

Thanks Linda! I don’t think I have the courage to put my books backwards. but I do like how you say to see the beauty of the pages. Never thought of that style that way. Happy weekend!

]]> Comment on This n That by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/this-n-that/#comment-14051 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:40:25 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8938#comment-14051 I agree. what fun it is to see how other people think and see their books. And that poem on grief really hit me too. Hope you are having a wonderful summer.

]]> Comment on This n That by Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/this-n-that/#comment-14050 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:05:27 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8938#comment-14050 Such a worthy collection of snippets, Jean. How fun to explore the various ways people organize their books! I’d say mine are by genre: devotionals on one shelf, Christian growth on another, Bible knowledge and studies, on a third, and the rest on shelf #4. / Fascinating study about how quickly our brains can recover from screen-overdose! / LOVE that poem about grief, giving me a new perspective. / And who wouldn’t benefit from taking to heart James Clear’s encouragement? Thank you, Jean!

]]> Comment on This n That by Linda Stoll https://healthyspirituality.org/this-n-that/#comment-14049 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:26:59 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8938#comment-14049 Jean, I love these snippets you’ve gathered! I’ve shelved my books all different ways over time – even followed the trend of putting the titles in the back and just letting the beauty of the pages show.

Who knew books could be so versatile!

]]> Comment on Which Way to Go? by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#comment-14048 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:29:58 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8927#comment-14048 In reply to Lisa notes.

Thank you for your kind words. I almost didn’t share this post but often we can learn from one another.

]]> Comment on Project Hail Mary by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/project-hail-mary/#comment-14047 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:29:14 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8904#comment-14047 I read the book first, then saw the movie. Both do a great job. After I saw the movie then a reread the book! There is more background and science stuff in the book so I was glad I got that overview before the movie as I think I would have missed some details. And of course due to time they had to leave some book things out of the movie. I did read the director said he got 9 out of the 10 main things he wanted from the book into the film so that isn’t bad. Let me know what. you think!

]]> Comment on National Simplicity Day by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/national-simplicity-day/#comment-14046 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:26:53 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8933#comment-14046 Macaroni Day? Now that could keep things simple. LOL. I am finding though practicing simplicity is easy to write but hard to implement. UGH!

]]> Comment on National Simplicity Day by Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/national-simplicity-day/#comment-14045 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:25:48 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8933#comment-14045 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

Simplicity has been a goal of mine for a long time but I find myself not always practicing it well.

]]> Comment on National Simplicity Day by Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/national-simplicity-day/#comment-14044 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:34:38 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8933#comment-14044 WONDERFULLY practical, Jean. So many helpful ways to simplify our lives, so there’s more time and energy for what’s important, and what best brings satisfaction and shalom to our minds and spirits. THANK YOU!

]]> Comment on Divine Flow by Elizabeth Irene Baitie https://healthyspirituality.org/divine-flow/#comment-14043 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:12:31 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8922#comment-14043 thank you! will definitely buy this

]]> Comment on Project Hail Mary by Lisa notes https://healthyspirituality.org/project-hail-mary/#comment-14042 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:26:28 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8904#comment-14042 So glad to hear you liked both the book and movie because I haven’t read nor seen it yet! Something to look forward to. 🙂 My son-in-law just got the book, so I can likely borrow his copy when he’s finished. Would you recommend the book or movie first? I usually go with books first, but this one may be different?

]]> Comment on Which Way to Go? by Lisa notes https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#comment-14041 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:24:07 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8927#comment-14041 I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your brother, Jean. 🙁 Regardless of how close you were or weren’t, it’s still painful to lose a family member that has known you since childhood. Thank you for sharing about your grief burst. I’ve had a few of those myself but had never heard that term.

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