Tag: spirituality
group name: bothsidesoftcoin
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December 13, 2006 12:45 PM EST --
What makes an artist create or better still what makes an artist create gloriously?
I was good scholar at school but I came alive when it was that part of our English classes when we were asked to write . . . more
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January 04, 2007 11:52 PM EST --
Today I was reading Dear Abby article where a daughter was embarassed by her mother who converted to Wiccan. The daughter had been raised Christian by the converted mom but her new fiance, who was . . . more
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August 24, 2006 07:07 PM EDT --
When I was a child, I was a devout Christian. I was originally baptized in the Catholic Church, but then was confirmed as an Episcopalian as my mother had switched faiths. The Episcopal Church back in . . . more
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October 10, 2006 07:51 PM EDT --
It's quite easy to be a jerk. And it's pretty easy for a jerk to think they aren't. These two things kinda go hand in hand, a match made in hell, you might say. There's a little rhythm . . . more
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August 12, 2006 11:02 PM EDT --
(A note on the use of the masculine pronoun in reference to God; I fully concede that God is not exclusively male, nor exclusively singular. But take "poetic" licence.)
It is . . . more
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September 14, 2006 05:23 AM EDT --
Now that the month of Ramadhan is around the corner and Muslims everywhere will be seen observing fast every day of that month. I've taken the opportunity to share this article on Gather in . . . more
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September 13, 2007 09:40 AM EDT --
I do most of my writing at a coffee house known as the Casablanca. On the walls is that kind of dark wood panelling that gives the interior a warm feeling. The casual coffee drinkers that come to visit . . . more
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August 09, 2006 01:51 AM EDT --
We don't learn so good, we humans. Our 'tribal' tendencies don't yield to reason, despite the long bloody history, and catastrophic failure, of the 'us vs them' mind set. . . . more
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July 27, 2006 05:33 PM EDT --
Our homes were once as far away as night and day
With one in the dark and the other in light
But we found a twilight land
Somewhere between your world and mine
Where we could dream and share
We . . . more
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December 05, 2006 02:28 PM EST --
I spoke to you
Of Dolphins and snorkels
I rubbed your back
With forty two sunblock
I made you smile
With tall glasses of Pimms
And when heavens gushed
I gave you rain cover
I . . . more
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June 09, 2007 06:08 PM EDT --
I was asked this the other day by an inquistive 6 year old and I have been searching for a definitive answer ever since. Here is what I collected so far.
Life is .......
reflections on . . . more
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November 25, 2006 09:50 PM EST --
It has become clear to me that many people do not grasp the notion of "God". The general concept this notion revolves around is that such a "Being" would have capabilities . . . more
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September 05, 2006 08:02 PM EDT --
I was sitting here, feeling a little bored, and thought I would like to write something for Gather. Alas, I was having trouble thinking of a fresh topic. My 9 year old daughter looked over at me, and asked . . . more
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January 09, 2007 12:15 AM EST --
Over the past 4 years I've learned a lot about going to the bars and "parting" especially as a single woman. I've owned a country wester bar for a year and a half, watched the interactions . . . more
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July 26, 2006 09:58 AM EDT --
(A note on the use of masculine pronouns in relation to God: I fully acknowledge that God is not exclusively male in nature, nor indeed exclusively sexual or singular. Please understand that it would be . . . more
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December 16, 2006 06:02 PM EST --
I looked into the distance
And saw the dark horison
So I asked the sun to pierce it
But its rays seemed not to be on
I looked into the distance
But there was not any sound
So I sent out an eagle
But . . . more
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July 21, 2006 02:50 PM EDT --
For many years, I studied energy healing because I had chronic fatigue syndrome and Western medicine couldn't help me. Over time, I became a Reiki Master and learned hands-on healing.
A fascinating . . . more
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January 02, 2007 04:08 PM EST --
The conference hall soon filled up and there was a buzz of excitement. The two friends had seats in the front row. In front of them was a stage with a podium for a speaker.
On each side of the stage were . . . more
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February 03, 2007 06:58 AM EST --
Blind on the Grey Shore
So often in the clinging river mists
of the evening and the dawn . . . more
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August 01, 2006 05:16 PM EDT --
When one first sees the word Magic one immediately thinks Ah here is something for the children.
If Magic was only meant for children then someone has a lot of explaining to do.
Why did a Russian classical . . . more
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