Category Archives: Inspiration

Failure or Lesson?

Our life on this earth is a school and everything we experience here is a lesson.  But sometimes we forget that and see things that don’t turn out as planned or hoped for as “failures.”  That is a loaded word for most of us.  When we see something we tried as a “failure” we mayContinue reading “Failure or Lesson?”

Seeing with New Eyes

Yesterday morning as I was walking toward the lake I stopped suddenly with a “Whoa… Cool!”  The beauty of the morning mist hovering over the lake stopped me in my tracks.  This is not an everyday occurrence,  but it is also not that rare.  It does leave me in awe every time I see it however.Continue reading “Seeing with New Eyes”

Walking the Middle Path

I walk the middle path.  It can be a lonely place to be.  It can be a dangerous and frightening place to be, caught between two extremes at war with each other with verbal, spiritual and even sometimes physical shots being fired by both sides.   But as a Christian who tries to follow the teachings and exampleContinue reading “Walking the Middle Path”

Tools for Defeating Fear: Breathe In, Breathe Out

I realize I talk about not giving into fear a lot.  Some of you may have been wondering, but how? When we encourage people to not give in to fear, we are talking about what some people refer to as “spiritual warfare.”  This is not an earthly war that can be fought with conventional weaponsContinue reading “Tools for Defeating Fear: Breathe In, Breathe Out”

I Can See Clearly Now

This has been a favorite song of mine for a long time.  Last year I had a new experience with this song as a way to end a church service.  We were circled up around the chairs and as we sang we moved to the music, smiled at each other and even giggled a little. Continue reading “I Can See Clearly Now”

As a Service to our Readers…

… we maintain an online bookstore called Espirational Books to help you find appropriate reading material for guidance on your spiritual journey.  We have some great positive thinking and spirituality classics as well as newer titles, all hand selected by Bob and I.  We also have a selection of music and gift items designed to encourage positive thinking. Proceeds fromContinue reading “As a Service to our Readers…”