Category: Health & Wellness

On St. Francis

by Roger Butts | Oct 26, 2021 | Contemplative Christianity, Poetry & Prayers | 0 |

Roger Butts shares a poetic prayer in the spirit of St. Francis. Enjoy!

Tuesday Tip With Rich: I Don’t Feel Like Sitting

by Rich Lewis | Oct 26, 2021 | Contemplative Prayer, Short Teachings | 0 |

In this week’s tip on Centering Prayer, Rich Lewis talks about what you do when do do not feel like practicing Centering Prayer.

Tuesday Tip With Rich: Show Up

by Rich Lewis | Oct 12, 2021 | Contemplative Prayer, Short Teachings | 2 |

In this week’s tip on Centering Prayer, Rich Lewis talks about showing up for our practice.

RECEIVE THE GIFT OF UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES IN ANY MOMENT

by Guy Finley | Oct 8, 2021 | Articles, Journal | 0 |

In this article, best-selling self realization author, Guy Finley, shares with us that in order to stop being captive of a flood of reactions, we must change where we place our attention in the moment.

The Fragrance of Peace

by Elaine Fourie | Oct 4, 2021 | Articles, Psychology & Personal Growth | 0 |

This is an exceptional piece from Elaine Fourie introducing the subject matter of her next book: that people can be transformed from the love of the sword to the love of peace and nonviolence through disciplined contemplative prayer.

A GENERATIONAL WILL

by Terri Knuth | Oct 3, 2021 | Articles, Journal | 0 |

In this article, conscious parenting expert Terri Knuth shares with us the part we all play in the continuation of proliferating our will in this world and how we can sacrifice that in favor of something higher.

Forever Without End

by Kimberly Holman | Sep 21, 2021 | Poetry & Prayers, Religion & Philosophy | 0 |

In this poem, Kimberly Holman presents some interesting ideas about the ever spinning wheel of time.

Tuesday Tip With Rich: God Is Always Present

by Rich Lewis | Sep 14, 2021 | Contemplative Prayer, Short Teachings | 1 |

In this week’s tip on Centering Prayer, Rich Lewis talks about how God is always present.

Wear It with Style

by Kimberly Holman | Sep 14, 2021 | Contemplative Prayer, Poetry & Prayers | 0 |

In a new poem, Kimberly Holman reflects on an eternal wellspring and hidden pearl. Will you wear it with style?

Broken Bread

by Keren Dibbens-Wyatt | Sep 13, 2021 | Contemplative Christianity, Reflections | 0 |

You will find many pearls of wisdom salvaged from a really rough day in this beautiful reflection shared by Keren Dibbens-Wyatt, a chronically-ill writer and artist with a passion for poetry, mysticism, story and colour.

THE PROPER ORDER OF THINGS

by Terri Knuth | Sep 7, 2021 | Articles, Journal | 0 |

In this article, conscious parenting expert, Terri Knuth, shares with us about wrong order, wrong authority and how to effectuate something new into the equation.

THREE EXTRAORDINARY IDEAS TO HELP YOU REALIZE LASTING FREEDOM

by Guy Finley | Sep 7, 2021 | Articles, Journal | 0 |

In this article, best-selling, self-realization author, Guy Finley, shares with us that true lasting freedom is and can be found within oneself and oneself only.

Forever in You

by Kimberly Holman | Sep 7, 2021 | Contemplative Prayer, Poetry & Prayers | 1 |

Enjoy a new poem by Kimberly Holman reflecting stillness, silence, and sweet echoes of remembrance. Forever in you.

I’m Grateful For Ink

by Barry Pearman | Sep 7, 2021 | Articles, Journal, Psychology & Personal Growth | 0 |

I a moving piece, Barry recounts a moment when he found some markings in ink in his mother’s Bible and goes on to speak about the necessary tangibles in life.

Beaver or Sloth?

by Kimberly Holman | Aug 31, 2021 | Poetry & Prayers, Psychology & Personal Growth | 0 |

A short examination of the relative nature of wakefulness by Kimberly Holman.

So anyway, the first name of god is mother

by Roger Butts | Aug 30, 2021 | Contemplative Christianity, Poetry & Prayers | 0 |

Roger Butts contemplates the many names of God in a poem. Enjoy!

Tuesday Tip With Rich: Be The Observer Of Your Thoughts

by Rich Lewis | Aug 24, 2021 | Contemplative Prayer, Short Teachings | 0 |

During centering prayer do not judge your thoughts. Observe them and then gently let them go. Even...

You’ve got to stop the horses

by Barry Pearman | Aug 16, 2021 | Articles, Psychology & Personal Growth | 0 |

Contemplative Light is happy to introduce a new writer, Barry Pearman. Barry supports people all around the world in their recovery from mental illness. In this post, he describes a time when he was asked to create a church within a church, but what does that have to do with stopping horses?