Posts by Colette Lafia
Finding Contemplative Spaces
It was a typical San Francisco summer day, cool and foggy, so I put on my down-filled vest and headed to the Japanese Tea Garden for a Monday morning walk. I love to walk in gardens. They require me to slow down and savor what’s around me. And the Japanese tea garden is very special and holds…
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Healing in a Relationship: Living Surrender #8
I recently returned home from visiting my family in Southern California, where I was warm and wearing sleeveless shirts. When my husband picked me up at the San Francisco airport, the cool breeze forced me to grab a jacket, cover myself, and try to warm up. But I couldn’t. Because on the ride home, my…
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We are Seekers: Spiritual Direction
We are seekers, and spiritual direction is a perfect way to explore the journey. Our lives are sacred, and most importantly our stories are sacred. In many ways, our lives are sacred scripture, and it is in our lives that God is present and at work. In spiritual direction, we slow down, and listen to our…
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Loving Yourself: Living Surrender #7
In surrender, we stop wanting our lives to be something other than they are and recognize more clearly the sacredness of what’s right in front of us. Right now, I am meeting myself here, with the call to enter more deeply into myself, into my life, and into Divine love. So I offer this sacred…
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Listening to Your Deepest Self in Spiritual Direction
Since my publisher is currently running a contest to win free spiritual direction with me, I wanted to write a few blog posts about spiritual direction. This first one is about my experience. Below is an excerpt from my book, Seeking Surrender, on my personal journey in spiritual direction. I have been in spiritual direction for over a decade, as well as…
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Can I Trust? Living Surrender #6
The essence of surrender is trust, but it can be difficult to find at times. It requires us to yield, and let the Divine carry us, which can feel like the greatest effort. I’m watching how much fear is bubbling up for me right now as I am making a significant transition in my work…
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