Category Archives: Inspiration

Being Summoned to Make a Transition

“In the hero stories, the call to go on a journey takes the form of a loss, an error, a wound, an unexplainable longing, or a sense of a mission. When any of these happens to us, we are being summoned to make a transition. It will always mean leaving something behind,…The paradox here isContinue reading “Being Summoned to Make a Transition”

Seasonal Changes

The changing seasons are regularly occurring transitions.  They happen every year — four times.  Yet each transitions is different, with each season having it’s own unique blessings and challenges. As I get older I find myself more and more in tune with the changing seasons.  Perhaps when I was younger I thought I was tooContinue reading “Seasonal Changes”

Everything Has Seasons

“Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.” —Henry Cloud Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/seasons

To Everything There is a Season…

You may be familiar with these words from the beautiful poetry of the third chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible.  Or perhaps you are more familiar with the musical setting by Pete Seegar known as Turn, Turn, Turn or popular renditions by Judy Collins or The Byrds. These are words people turnContinue reading “To Everything There is a Season…”

Transitions

The Espirational.com theme for October is “Transitions.” The world around us is in a constant state of change, often forcing us to change too.  Scattered among the changes are the major life transitions we all face throughout life, from birth to death with some good ones like moving from childhood to adolescence and adolescence toContinue reading “Transitions”

Song Lyrics Can Change Us

Music can be convey messages that can be life changing.  Sometimes Powerful song lyrics can help change our minds and even make us rethink prejudices.  Sometimes we hear a song that comforts us and makes us realize we are not alone. Scars to Beautiful by Alessia Care does all of the above.  Please take aContinue reading “Song Lyrics Can Change Us”

I am Free, I am Unlimited and the Energy of Music

I love this song.  When I went looking for videos to share I found two very different versions and decided to share them both.  Please watch both videos, join in and sing if you like, then we will talk about them. First the original from the Unity Hymnal.   Now let’s jazz it up aContinue reading “I am Free, I am Unlimited and the Energy of Music”