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10 Ways to Pursue Healing

As I wrote the other week, I chose Heal as my word for 2023. My goal is to frame what I do this year in terms of how it may bring healing to my body, mind, and spirit. I mainly contrast this to framing them in terms of obligation or guilt, since those things helpedContinue reading “10 Ways to Pursue Healing”

One Word 2023: Heal

This is my 10th (!) year of choosing a word to live by for the entire year in lieu of making traditional New Year’s resolutions. It’s based on the One Word 365 project, which apparently is on hiatus. But choosing a word doesn’t need to be dependent on a single website, so I press onContinue reading “One Word 2023: Heal”

Third Week of Advent: Prepare

Previously: Options, Intention This year I’ve been thinking about Advent since July. It’s the first time in a few years that I’ve done this. When I was a pastor, I’d say mid- to late summer was usually when I’d begin planning for it, if only in very small amounts. August or September would be whenContinue reading “Third Week of Advent: Prepare”