feelings of hopelessness
As we go through periods of deconstruction or growth we may experience times of hopelessness. Actually, some hopelessness is good. For example, when my fantasies crumble, I can predict that I will occasionally feel hopeless. Letting go of beliefs that previously...
you are your own authority
Last night we met with some friends, a couple who used to be on my leadership team and who had also left the church. When we were in their living room last night, I was flooded with nostalgia. We used to have leadership meetings there. I remember the camaraderie, the...
podcast: Meet Kellie White McGarry
Well I had a wonderful chat with a charming member of TLS, Kellie White McGarry. Her and her husband Charles, also a member of TLS, have a very interesting story that I want to hear more of. Charles??? Her website is Nourished and New where she focuses on body image...
why reconstruct?
One of the struggles many of us on TLS experience is… okay… now that I've deconstructed, how can I reconstruct? I have an answer for that with a story: Once upon a time there was a beautiful field, and in the center of this field was a spring of fresh water. People...
podcast: Giordana Toccaceli on Taking Back Your Health
A couple of weeks ago I interviewed one of our members Giordana Toccaceli. In that interview she said, in passing, that she healed herself of fibromyalgia. Some of you wanted more information on that. Since she is a health and wellness coach, this is what she does....
you don’t have to reject anything
When I began to realize that I was transitioning spiritually… away from former beliefs and towards new ways of thinking… I was frequently overcome with fear. The Baptist, Pentecostal and ultimately evangelical movements I was raised in have an automatic release of...
the emanation and the return
I want to share with you something I've read about a certain device. It serves as an excellent analogy to how we may understand the cosmos, time, history and even religion. I read about this device in the quantum physicist David Bohm's essay, "The Enfolding-Unfolding...
podcast: meet Deanna Ogle
Deanna Ogle, a member of TLS, and I had a long chat the other day. Here it is for you to listen to. She does a great job of telling us about her journey. Thanks for being so honest and sharing with us Deanna! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!
get out of your head and into your body
Here's a spiritual exercise for your Saturday: An idea that was drilled into my head in the church was based on Isaiah 26:3… "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee." In other words, I was taught that I had to be thinking about God all of...
