WIsdom

Mountain peak above the clouds with sunset in the background, the mountains we must climb on our hero's quest — The Great Loneliness
Ideas of the Ultimate In his book, The Masks of God, volume 1, Joseph Campbell quotes an Eskimo […]

January 7, 2023 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged Hero's Journey / Loneliness / Love / WIsdom by Barbara Stevens

Life Stages and Spiritual Growth
Learning Right from Wrong Living with my two- and four-year-old grandchildren reminds me that, not only is childhood […]

November 27, 2021 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged Life stages / Love / Oneness / WIsdom by Barbara Stevens

Gratitude Amidst Oneness
Our Instinct to Survive We humans are born with an instinct to survive. When our lives are threatened, […]

November 21, 2020 in Reflections on Holidays tagged Gratitude / Healing / interbeing / Oneness / WIsdom by Barbara Stevens

A clown with a red nose and brightly-colored hat and coat - the clown acts as the holy fool opening us to faith, hope, and love — Jesus and the Holy Fool
God Chose Foolish Things In his first letter to the Christian community of Corinth, Paul writes, “But God […]

November 2, 2019 in Scripture Study tagged Clowns / Corinthians / Faith / Holy Fool / Hope / Jesus / WIsdom by Barbara Stevens

Wisdom to Know the Difference

Wisdom and Peace We were at the prison, leading the Recovery Church circle, when the question came up, […]

March 24, 2018 in Recovery Skills tagged Change / Control / Peace / Recovery / Serenity Prayer / WIsdom by Barbara Stevens