Posts by Colette Lafia
Inspired chores
Well, this morning, I woke up to a host of chores that needed to get done. As I began cutting the carrots for the beef stew I was making, I thought about the philosophy of “finding God in all things.” Since I have been reflecting on living an inspired life, I invited myself to bring…
Read MoreThe core conversation
WRITING is a way to discover and hear the spiritual converssation of your life. Journal writing is a way to engage in a dialogue with yourself and the Spirit. For the last 20 years of my life, the core conversation I have been having with myself and my life is all about how to have…
Read MoreSometimes, we just have to STOP
Well, a storm hit me and I found myself overwhelmed. It was triggered by a difficult night’s sleep and my anxiety over money. My mind and body were moving like ping pong balls. I knew I needed to STOP. Put the brakes on. Physically stop moving. So after hours of scattered thoughts and feelings, I…
Read MoreStaying in the light
As I try to get the courage to come forward and continue on my creative spiritual journey, I face doubt, a doubt that can keep me stuck. I notice such a judgmental and critical voice in myself, but I now know that this voice is an old ingrained habit, and not the truth. In his…
Read MoreGenerosity
What can I do today that can be generous? Can I be generous to others, to myself, giving time, resources, patience, understanding? I don’t come from a generous family, and I am aware of the need to break the negative family pattern. My parents were not generous with their children, and in turn my siblings…
Read MoreSoftness
Who can speak of love without pain? In the heart, there lives the hope that pain can be transformed. = Love becomes more generous and full, like a ripe summer fig, bursting out of its purple skin. = The stars quiver against an expansive sky full of the beauty only darkness can reveal. Can you…
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