Posts by Colette Lafia
What is Important to You?
Have you ever noticed that after you clear clutter, organize your desk, or clean out your closet, you feel a great relief? It’s as though you can see the horizon again, which gives you a sense of spaciousness. But then, gradually, over the weeks, the piles and stacks begin to reappear. Once again, the desk is covered…
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Come Home To Yourself
Wednesday Wisdom: How to Trust Change. Last week, I received an email from my supervisor informing me that my school placement for next year needed to change. What! was my immediate response. I didn’t want to make a change. It has been a hard year for me, with losing my mother and all, and I didn’t…
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How to Open Up More in Your Life
Wednesday Wisdom. Let Go. Let More. Gifts of the Spirit Last Friday, at the end of facilitating a day of prayer at Mercy Center, I had a moment of surprise. It was a Spirit-filled day, as participants prayed with the Seven Gifts of the Spirit, created art work, and engaged in contemplative listening and sharing. In…
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Fill Your Heart with Light and Love
This past weekend, I felt a darkness in me, as though I was inside a closet with the door shut. I noticed it. Thoughts about past mistakes, and current money pressures, flooded through my mind. As the days passed, I decided to talk to a trusted person about what was happening within me. Yet, something unexpected happened. As I began to talk, ready to…
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Keep Love Blossoming
Wednesday Wisdom. How Letting Go Renews Love and Life. This past week, I celebrated my 30th anniversary. Over the years, my husband and I have shared times of deep joy and deep sorrow. We have shared in the grief of losing loved ones and in the comfort of our faith and friendship. Each step of…
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What Season of Your Life Are you In?
Wednesday Wisdom. The Season of Your Life. On Monday, I had the great joy of holding a sacred circle with a group from the School of Applied Theology here in the Bay Area. The prayer focus for our time together was to reflect upon the season of our lives. To begin our time together, we sat quietly praying with…
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