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This is Our Story

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Driven By Love and Compassion,
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  • Cycle-of-Life Season
    • 1 Dormancy
      • Week 01: Human Worth
      • Week 02: Universality
      • Week 03: Justice
      • Week 04: Suffering
      • Week 05: Humility
      • Week 06: Avoiding Harm, or Evil
      • Week 07: Engaging the World
      • Week 08: Order
    • 2 Sowing
      • Week 09: Preferences (Desire)
      • Week 10: Autonomy
      • Week 11: Life as a Journey
      • Week 12: Renewal
      • Week 13: Hope and Optimism
      • Week 14: Self-esteem (Self-worth begins)
      • Week 15: Self-confidence
      • Week 16: Independence (Self-competence)
    • 3 Growth
      • Week 17: Our Future
      • Week 18: Honesty
      • Week 19: Obligation in the World
      • Week 20: Duty toward Others
      • Week 21: Awakening
      • Week 22: Obstacles and Opportunities
      • Week 23: Individuality and Community
    • 4 Ripening
      • Week 24: Honoring
      • Week 25: Excellence
      • Week 26: An Ethic of Generous Service
      • Week 27: Openness
      • Week 28: Transcendence
      • Week 29: Wisdom
      • Week 30: Caring
      • Week 31: Courage
      • Week 32: Citizenship
    • 5 Interlude
      • Week 33: Grounding and Well-Roundedness
      • Week 34: Assertiveness
      • Week 35: Restoration
    • 6 Fulfillment
      • Week 36: Creativity
      • Week 37: Truth
      • Week 38: Love
      • Week 39: Faith
      • Week 40: Rebirth
    • 7 Assessing
      • Week 41: Home and the Past
      • Week 42: Vitality
      • Week 43: Self-actualization and Integrity
      • Week 44: Connectedness
      • Week 45: Empowerment
      • Week 46: Equality
    • 8 Harvest and Celebration
      • Week 47: Flourishing
      • Week 48: Focus and Perspective
      • Week 49: Change
      • Week 50: Finding Our Niche
      • Week 51: Accepting / Surrendering
      • Week 52: Living Religiously
      • Week 53: Celebration and Remembrance
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Week 40: Rebirth

Living in Exuberance, Glory and Ecstasy

Living in Exuberance, Glory and Ecstasy

Exuberance is a sense of overflowing joy. A cup can only be filled to its brim but when we have the sense that life is so abundant that our joy seems to overflow constantly, that is exuberance. It is ... Read More about Living in Exuberance, Glory and Ecstasy

Living Spiritually

Living Spiritually

Spirituality is the sense of reaching out beyond the self. If each of us is a tree, the spirit is the branches; the soul is the roots. Spirituality can be defined in many ways. Broadly: ... Read More about Living Spiritually

Living in Flow

Living in Flow

We are not “wired” to sit still but to be active, and in flow with our best selves. Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi is credited with developing the concept of flow. “Csikszentmihalyi developed the term ... Read More about Living in Flow

Transcending Ego

Transcending Ego

When we transcend ego, we free ourselves. When we think and care about others, they do better, and so do we. One of my sisters was a nurse who struggled with life challenges, as many people do. ... Read More about Transcending Ego

Meditating

Meditating

Through meditation, we step out of the world, within the world. When you're a kid, you lay in the grass and watch the clouds going over, and you literally don't have a thought in your mind. It's ... Read More about Meditating

Knowing the Soul

Knowing the Soul

“Soul” is a word we use for our innermost experiences. . . . ‘twas not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. ‘Twas not my lips you kissed, but my soul. [Judy Garland] The self is not a ... Read More about Knowing the Soul

Being Reborn, Transfigured, Transformed

Being Reborn, Transfigured, Transformed

A spiritual rebirth is an awakening into a new way of seeing things that matter - our relationships, the world, and self. It was like entering another world, a new state of existence. Natural ... Read More about Being Reborn, Transfigured, Transformed

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