Healthy Spirituality https://healthyspirituality.org/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:22:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 This n That https://healthyspirituality.org/this-n-that/ https://healthyspirituality.org/this-n-that/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8938 As I read the internet, peruse my emails, and get lost down endless trivial rabbit trails of fascinating information, I collect and save some interesting stuff. Today I thought I would share with you some this n that potpourri of maybe useful but probably not material that has caught my attention lately. How do you […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/this-n-that/feed/ 4 National Simplicity Day https://healthyspirituality.org/national-simplicity-day/ https://healthyspirituality.org/national-simplicity-day/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8933 National Simplicity Day? Never heard of it. Have you? National Simplicity Day on July 12 honors transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, a man who advocated a life of simplicity. Thoreau was a supporter of living the simple life and encouraging others to do the same. Thoreau believed a life of simplicity could lead to greater happiness […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/national-simplicity-day/feed/ 4 Which Way to Go? https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/ https://healthyspirituality.org/which-way-to-go/#comments 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/ 6 Divine Flow https://healthyspirituality.org/divine-flow/ https://healthyspirituality.org/divine-flow/#comments 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/ 1 Project Hail Mary https://healthyspirituality.org/project-hail-mary/ https://healthyspirituality.org/project-hail-mary/#comments 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/ 2 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 Overriding Overwhelm https://healthyspirituality.org/overriding-overwhelm/ https://healthyspirituality.org/overriding-overwhelm/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8890 Ever get overwhelmed? I bet I am not the only one to experience this suffocating feeling where even the smallest tasks loom so large your body abruptly stops in paralysis. I know when I am faced with too much on my to-do list, my breath becomes shallow, I feel out of control and ready to […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/overriding-overwhelm/feed/ 4 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 The Spiritual Gift of Imagination https://healthyspirituality.org/the-spiritual-gift-of-imagination/ https://healthyspirituality.org/the-spiritual-gift-of-imagination/#comments Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8863 I played in a spaceship when I was seven years old. I spent hours exploring new worlds found in my imagination while never really leaving my backyard. My spaceship? A stocky tree with great climbing branches planted next on the southeast corner of our house. Different limbs warped into sections of my spacecraft: the galley, […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/the-spiritual-gift-of-imagination/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 World Book Day https://healthyspirituality.org/world-book-day/ https://healthyspirituality.org/world-book-day/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8855 Did you know April 23 is World Book Day? The national celebration of reading and of books is run by The Reading Agency, a national charity that inspires people to become confident and enthusiastic readers. April 23, 1564, is the day English poet, playwright William Shakespeare was born. Fifty-three short years later, also on April […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/world-book-day/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 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 Using Questions in Journal Writing https://healthyspirituality.org/using-questions-in-journal-writing/ https://healthyspirituality.org/using-questions-in-journal-writing/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=8832 Questions are a powerful tool for spiritual growth and practices. I have found writing out the questions that are stirring in my heart in my journal has helped me grow, find direction and sometimes even healing in staying with the unknowns. The very act of finding the words to describe my questions brings clarity and […]

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]]> https://healthyspirituality.org/using-questions-in-journal-writing/feed/ 4 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 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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