I am sure the title of this post will irritate a few people but, for the most part, it is a true statement. I was engaged in back and forth emails with someone and they suggested that I post one of the emails that I wrote to them. So, after a little editing, here it is. Read more…

God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other. Read more…

Do you ever feel as if you can’t turn off your mind and thoughts? Does your mind race preventing you from falling asleep or staying focused on a particular task? Does your mind run on and on to the point where you can’t take it anymore and you wish it would just stop? Read more…

God, Higher Power, Universal Force or whatever you choose to call that which makes things go down here may have shown itself at my house this morning. Please understand that the experience in which I am about to share is not meant to be taken too seriously and I couldn’t help laughing, but it certainly made me think. Read more…

Most of our fears can be put into one of two categories. Fear of not getting what we want or fear of losing what we have. Most of our negative reactions to life result from a lack of acceptance. We are afraid and we don’t accept because of our lack of faith in a Higher Power or to put it another way, we don’t trust in the way things are. Did I rub anybody the wrong way yet? Read more…

This post is part II of Let’s Talk About God.

Ok, so how do we get this faith? I am sure many of you already have a faith of some sort in a Higher Power or God. From my experience, faith takes work. Maybe you need to put more effort into your religious or spiritual practice. I cannot tell you what to believe and no one can have faith for you. I have included some helpful links on this site that may aid you in your search for faith or help you to strengthen yours. Read more…

God, Higher Power, Jesus, Universal Force are just some of the names used to depict a persons belief in, well…God. There are also atheists, those who do not believe in God. Whatever your belief is or isn’t, faith is an important component of being happy. I’m not telling you that you have to be religious to be happy but what I will say is that having faith in a Greater Power of some kind can greatly impact your ability to be happy and at peace. Hear me out… Read more…