by Diane | Dec 12, 2017 | Finding God in All Things
In this season of Christmas preparation, it is hard to stop and be in the moment. One way to do this is to deliberately look for small joys. My favorite Jesuit author, Fr. James Martin, says that happiness fades but joy does not. It is easier to notice the small—and...
by Diane | Dec 2, 2016 | Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Mentors
By now you’re either in the Advent spirit of welcome and waiting, or you’ve skipped ahead to the Christmas spirit with its hustly-bustly feeling of overwhelm—too much to do and never enough time to do it. You do have a choice: be present to Advent’s...
by Diane | Feb 20, 2016 | Spiritual Direction
Last week an article I wrote about the Enneagram was published on The Change Blog. It didn’t seem to generate much buzz, and I was disappointed. Then I realized that the Enneagram isn’t exactly a household word. In fact, when I bring it up in conversation,...
by Diane | Feb 10, 2016 | Spiritual Direction
The Road You’re Meant to Travel “Humility consists in being precisely the person you actually are before God, and since no two people are alike, if you have the humility to be yourself you will not be like anyone else in the whole universe. ” ~Thomas...
by Diane | Jan 31, 2016 | Finding God in All Things, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Mentors
Today is the 101st birthday of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk and author of more than 70 books and 2,000 poems. Merton also kept a personal diary that spanned much of his lifetime, and seven of his journals were published posthumously. My spiritual director introduced...
