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Spiritual Growth: Prayer and Meditation

In a previous posting, Musings-  God and Chicken Soup, I mentioned that I had been involved in presenting a workshop about prayer and meditation.  I use both of these activities/tools to help me through each day and to develop my spiritual growth through relationship with the God of my understanding.  There are many people in my circle of friends who also pray and meditate and because we recognize that there is a growing hunger for the Spirit, we decided to put on the workshop.

We had an ordained minister, Amy, who agreed to talk about using prayer in every day . . . → Read More: Spiritual Growth: Prayer and Meditation

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Self Nurturing: Massage

In my opening blog post back in April this year (Taking Care of Spirit, Body, and Mind), I talked about the importance of taking care of ourselves physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally.  Something that I do with as much frequency as my wallet allows is to receive a massage.  Although massage is a very physical mode of therapy, if you find the right massage therapist and if you approach massage with an open heart and mind, then you will also be taking care of yourself on the mental, emotional and spiritual levels.

So let’s take a look at the different . . . → Read More: Self Nurturing: Massage

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Prayer: A Tool Of Spirituality

Over the last few days the theme of prayer has come up in my daily readings and in conversations with friends.  It has made me realize and be grateful for just how much time I spend daily in prayer.  It has also made me wonder why prayer has become such an important part of my daily life.

First and foremost prayer gets me quiet.  It slows me down and forces me to a place of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual rest.  I can get very busy, too busy.  Busyness can become almost a form of escape for me, and that . . . → Read More: Prayer: A Tool Of Spirituality