Spiritual essays
Spiritual essays
Essays about the spiritual nature of life
Read latest essays here | Read 33 essays in Get a Better Boat
Let’s come out of the dark: A short walk through the psyche
All darkness is nothing other than twisted rays of light that can, with effort, be restored to their original condition. Such transformation is, in fact, what life’s struggles are urging us to do.
I am sober 34 years, today
If we take advantage of the many gifts that recovery can offer—to be sure, it gives back far more than we give up—we can end up further ahead than if we hadn’t ever gotten lost in an addiction.
We need more awareness…of what, exactly?
These spiritual teachings from Phoenesse are showing us how to transform the parts of ourselves still lost in darkness. For only then can we learn to live fully from our inner light. To accomplish this, we must develop a deeper awareness of who we truly are.
We all build cases. Now what?
When we stay stuck within the confines of our limited ego—demanding we are right and insisting on always winning—we become lost in a prison of our own making.
Finding the right way to struggle
The only way out is to stop resisting, and turn and face ourselves. The way to the other side is by entering the stream. That’s the healthy struggle. We must let our difficult emotions float freely to the surface so we can discover we have nothing to fear from them.
Read 33 spiritual essays in Get a Better Boat
This collection of 33 spiritual essays was created over a period of three years, starting in 2020, inspired by Pathwork teachings. This body of work paints a powerful picture of what it means to walk a spiritual path and become a more spiritual person.
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We can heal | AFTER THE EGO • BLINDED BY FEAR:
The Real. Clear. series | HOLY MOLY • FINDING GOLD • BIBLE ME THIS • THE PULL • PEARLS • GEMS • BONES
The Self. Care. series | SPILLING THE SCRIPT • HEALING THE HURT • DOING THE WORK
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