Love Note #5: Love & Gratitude
I have found that exploring, discovering, grappling with, and deepening gratitude has offered me a more generous way of living into love. Gratitude is love in action. Yesterday, I more intentionally practiced gratitude, even though I wasn’t feeling good. My body was tired, I had some demanding deadlines, and I just felt discouraged. So, I…
Read MoreLove Note #4: Love & Participation
Love depends on participation. We have to stay in our relationship to and with the Divine, with ourselves, and with each other to awaken to the intimacy and love they long to offer us. We can’t stand outside of Love, we must live in relationship to it, just as we can’t be married without being…
Read MoreLove Note #3: See Yourself as Beloved
The word ‘beloved’ is so rich in meaning. In essence, it means deeply loved and inseparable from love itself. It points to sacred worth, divine intimacy, and unconditional connection. Today’s love note is an invitation to see yourself as beloved. Remind yourself throughout the day, “I am the beloved child of the Holy One, the…
Read MoreLove Note #2: Love & Surrender
Today’s Love Note contains an excerpt from my book, Seeking Surrender, about the path of living love. “Surrender happens in our daily lives, the messy ones we’re actually living. It’s where we can let go and say “yes” to love, and to trusting in Divine abundance. Surrendering to love is not a spiritual ideal reserved…
Read MoreLove Note #1
While walking through the park last Sunday afternoon, holding my husband’s hand, hearing the sparrow’s song, and lifting my eyes to the tops of the trees, I could feel the urge in my heart to pour out more love into the world. At that moment, I had the inspiration to send out a series of…
Read MoreSelf-Control
Self-Control: Self-control as a fruit of the Spirit is not the domination of our will over our emotions. Rather, it is our growing awareness of God’s abiding presence and steadfast love. The inward assurance of the Divine’s unwavering love enhances our freedom of choice and action. We know in spite of our weaknesses that God…
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