Growing Our Spiritual Journey

By spiralpath | October 19, 2021 |
Growing Our Spiritual Journey. Image of the silhouette of a woman with her hand raised, standing on a pier on the ocean. The sun is rising on the horizon and the silhouette of multiple birds can also be seen against the colorful sky.

Have you ever found yourself plateauing when it comes to your spiritual journey? You are just skipping along, growing and expanding, and then at some point, you realize you are stagnant. I know. I have experienced this while walking my spiritual path over the years – dare I say, for many years. Although I have…

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Dead Bones

By spiralpath | May 20, 2020 |
Dead Bones. Image of the silhouette of a wolf standing next to tall grass in front of a sunset sky.

Take a moment. Journey with me. There is a fairy tale, maybe you have heard it? It is about an old woman who few rarely see or know. She has been known to travel along the highways, dry riverbeds, and deep mountain paths. On her journey, she collects bones of all types of creatures. She is especially…

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Reflection and Envisioning

By spiralpath | December 26, 2019 |
Reflection and Envisioning. Image of a tree next to a lake under a dark blue sky filled with stars and the mood. The reflection of the tree and sky can be seen in the lake. Reflect.

As the year begins to draw to a close and before we begin anew, we are naturally drawn down memory lane. This act of slowing down to reflect over this past year has the potential for creating a powerful healing moment before stepping into a new year. December of last year, due to the potential…

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Self-Forgiveness as a Spiritual Practice

By spiralpath | August 25, 2019 |
Self-Forgiveness as a Spiritual Practice. Image of a woman holding her head back and looking up toward the sky as sunlight shines over her face.

Many of our religious and spiritual practices include the concept of forgiving others of whom we perceive as having wronged us in some way. Forgiveness is not necessarily for the benefit of the other person, per se, but for our own well being. When we forgive others, we are able to have closure and receive…

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Gratitude Offering

By spiralpath | July 28, 2019 |
Gratitude Offering. Image of a woman standing with her arms spread in front of a sunset.

It is often through the small gestures of our lives that true spiritual connection can be created and maintained. In our busy lives, these small actions often get overlooked, thought of as unimportant, or worse yet, completely forgotten. It is often the simplest of things that can make a powerful positive impact whether it is…

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Fear and Faith

By spiralpath | May 28, 2019 |
Fear and Faith. Image of a blue fist representing water fist bumping with an orange fist representing fire.

“We cannot escape ourselves.” Recently, while reading, these words jumped off the page and hit me square on my head and in my heart. For several days, I had been experiencing an internal struggle causing me to feel trapped in my own body. My internal dialogue was so intense, activating those familiar parts of myself…

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Returning

By spiralpath | April 28, 2019 |
Returning. Image of a pink flower in spring against a green background.

Spring has this incredible ability to awaken all my senses out of their winter slumber; as life emerges in such gentle yet powerful ways. The array of beautiful colors, textures, aromas, and sounds has the ability to birth me back to myself. It is a sense of returning to something brand new, yet so very…

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