Here is a letter one of our facilitators who has been with TLS from the beginning, my good friend Kristie Hayes. Really good insight and advice here. Thanks Kristie! Here it is: Beliefs I define beliefs as “thoughts we give a lot of power to that can ultimately affect...
So Lisa and I are in Costa Rica. We met our three children here, Joshua (29), Jesse (27), and Casile (23). Josh treated us with the airfare and some of the arrangements which made it entirely possible for us all to do. We’re away a total of two weeks. What a wonderful...
In last week’s letter, It’s Okay to be Fluid, I talked about how it’s okay not to be one thing all the time, that we are constantly changing, nothing’s permanent, and that we should embrace these beautiful transitions in our lives… like seasons… like a river. Someone...
This is inspired by one of the very first posts I wrote for TLS way back in 2012. When you leave the church, you might feel a little lost. You might feel that your spirituality, like water poured out of a bottle into the sand, is just spreading out in all directions...
Viktor Frankl, in his famous book Man's Search for Meaning, shares about a time he was participating in a group therapy session, complied of a variety of people who were experiencing a variety of sufferings. As we know, Frankl's primary interest in logotherapy, which...
WHERE WE'RE GOING! Dear TLSers Nobody likes a price increase. I get that. Unfortunately, the current price of TLS was based on an idea that just didn’t work out. I’ve explained the situation and shared the history. Here, I’m going to lay out the simple financial...
Hi guys. I’ve been thinking a lot about deconstruction… that is, the changing of our beliefs, the loss of faith, the shift in our religious habits and behaviors, and the transformation of our inner and social selves. This is what I help people do. I’ve been doing it...
When we change our beliefs and our allegiances, it’s also necessary to change our feelings about our feelings. I don’t know about you, but I was taught to not only distrust my feelings, but to neglect them, ignore them, repress them, apologize for them, and even...
An important announcement first: the forums are reopened! Thanks to your extra donations I was able to hire the help needed to get the forums back up and running again. Your generous donations are devoted to making TLS the best experience possible for our members! So…...
Good day everyone! We’re enjoying a long weekend here in Canada called Labour Day Weekend. The weather’s been awesome. I want to thank all those who donated towards the development and maintenance of TLS over the last week. A few of you asked me to remind us again...
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