earthlygoodness

Solstice is just again behind us and, as the year begins to close and the sunrise pauses on the horizon before changing trajectory, it is a fitting time to reflect on the year that has been. In many cultures around the globe, historically and currently, this window between the solstice

I have kept a personal journal since childhood – not altogether in regular fashion, but going through periods where I might write every few days, and then longer periods where it would lie fallow until I next needed it. For many years I wrote in it before bed as way to

Many faiths contemplate a life following the one we know now. Will we have an existence beyond this life? Will there be a place for us beyond this known world? Will we like it there? Will we be rewarded there – and if so, for what? Will we be punished there

Lately I have found myself explaining to folks what constitutes a spiritual practice – and as there has been a shift in my own practices over the last few years, I've been doing some re-thinking myself. When people hear the phrase, “spiritual practice,” they most often think (if they

When the Covid pandemic first shut down the world, though I was heartbroken for those most impacted, in my own role as a religious professional, I felt initially like I could meet the moment. There was plenty to keep me occupied – the shift to all-online or home-delivered worship and faith

Spiritual Direction is, quite simply, setting aside time with a skilled guide to contemplate one’s spiritual journey. Regular consultation with a spiritual teacher is an ancient practice across the world’s religions. Spiritual Direction is a continuation of this ancient practice, reinvigorated by the modern fields of psychology and