Spots of Time

The time has come to let go. It's been an amazing journey and I have enjoyed accompanying all of the Spots of Time listeners for the last 61 episodes! Listen in for my final episode. Peace and Blessings until next time.

You are what you love. We use the word "love" often without thinking about the gravity of the meaning of the word, love. What do you love? What are you attached to? What are the things you want and desire? Oftentimes, we love less important things more and we love more important things less. This is an important reflection to raise our self-awareness.

Each of the Enneagram types has as its foundation a vice, or in the language of Enneagram wisdom, each type has a passion…and every vice has a healing virtue and every passion has a God-given gift. Keeping in mind that the work of the Enneagram is learning to free oneself from one’s number. If you aren’t able to, you won’t be able to utilize the gifts or the virtue of your number. Today’s reflection is all about naming your vice or passion, then owning it, and taking responsibility for it. As you do, you gain strength and freedom.

NOTE: The quote I share toward the end of the episode is from Julian of Norwich.

Spring is about rebirth and renewal, which makes it the perfect time for a personal deep cleaning and ordering. This can include working on changing negative or destructive habits, adopting healthy new habits, working on deepening your spirituality, practicing self-care for better mental health, and much more. 

The Paschal Mystery is the secret to life…to wisdom…to growing…to becoming our authentic selves. God is always calling us to something richer, deeper, and fuller. Now there is suffering before, during, and sometimes after the paschal death. It’s hard to let go of things, lifestyles, habits, even unhealed wounds…somehow, those are comforting to us and for us. But there’s always good news…the good news is that we do not make this journey alone….God walks with us in the suffering, the dying, and definitely in the rising.

Suffering is inevitable. We are all going to suffer. We live in an imperfect world with imperfect people…we do not yet know the completeness of Divine Love and the way God created the world and each other. God did so for all to live in harmony but when sin entered the world, all bets were off. Suffering is part of the mystery of life. Jesus commanded us to “pick up your cross and follow me.” How do we do this? How do we endure the suffering and at the same time love and trust God? 

Who are your wisdom sages? Who are the people you point to and say, I have grown in wisdom because of her or him? I have been blessed with many wisdom sages…some who lived long ago and some who still live today. They take me to a deeper place of thinking and to a place where God can grow wisdom within me. Join me today as I share my learning from wisdom sages, Thea Bowman and Thich Nhat Hahn.

Who are your wisdom sages? Who are the people you point to and say, I have grown in wisdom because of her or him? I have been blessed with many wisdom sages…some who lived long ago and some who still live today. They take me to a deeper place of thinking and to a place where God can grow wisdom within me. Join me today as I share my learning from wisdom sages, Mirabaii Starr and Greg Boyle.

Who are your wisdom sages? Who are the people you point to and say, I have grown in wisdom because of her or him? I have been blessed with many wisdom sages…some who lived long ago and some who still live today. They take me to a deeper place of thinking and to a place where God can grow wisdom within me. Join me today as I share my learning from wisdom sages, Joan Chittister and Richard Rohr.

Welcome to my wisdom series…in the next four episodes, I’ll be sharing insights from several of my wisdom sages. What is a wisdom sage you may ask? For me, it’s the people whose insight and knowledge…their way of looking at God and the virtues of love, hope, and faith…teaches me in ways that expand my mind and my heart. They take me to a deeper place of thinking and to a place where God can grow wisdom within me.