Posted January 1, 2022 in Sacred Stories

See Cashier

Sacred Stories

She stopped to get gas. Her husband was in a hospital about an hour’s drive away.

She inserted her credit card, punched in the ZIP code, and got the “See Cashier” message. She tried her debit card and it also said “See Cashier.”

When she went in to the […]

Posted July 8, 2020 in Sacred Stories

Song for Someone

Sacred Stories

Feeling a sense of self-judgment and doubt, she asked for guidance related to whether a spiritual group she was practicing with was right for her.

In Buddhism, the antidote to doubt is faith, an active willingness to suspend self-judgment and to see for yourself what is true.

“A Song […]

Posted November 2, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Atlas

Sacred Stories

She had been talking to her friend about synchronicity at a time during which she was in the process of exploring options for relief from physical discomfort. Someone had suggested she try Atlas Physical Therapy. She was hesitant.

Running some errands she saw not one, but two company vehicles with […]

Posted July 30, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Acupuncture

Sacred Stories

Her husband was in rehab. He had not yet regained bowel function, was bloated, toxic, terribly uncomfortable, and growing frustrated with the unsuccessful treatment: stool softener, laxative, suppository. “You would think a progressive hospital like this would have acupuncture available,” she lamented.

That was noon.

At 7:00 pm, she received a call from […]

Posted July 9, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Become a Priest

Sacred Stories

She purposely avoided engaging with the man entering the church just as she was leaving. She had never seen him before, and she was in a hurry to meet someone.

She pushed on the door. It did not budge.

Assuming that the right side door was locked already, her thought was to […]

Posted January 9, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Saved by the Horn

Sacred Stories

This man’s memory of his having being saved by a horn honk is still alive after over fifty years. He writes:

I was driving north on Bayshore for a date with my then-girlfriend. The speed limit was 55. Traffic was, as usual, heavy. I was listening to the radio and pretty-much lost […]

Posted January 2, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Thanks, Chrissie!

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She went swimming one day, and as she was looking at the clouds, she thought, “I should have asked Chrissie when she was alive, that once she passed, I would know what that sign might be.”

So she thought, “Okay, Chrissie, just give me a sign, any sign.”

As she was driving home, […]

Posted November 25, 2015 in Wholesome Thoughts

Thanksgiving

Wholesome Thoughts

“What makes our heart sing may be noisy and irritating to others.” (Betty Lue Leiber). It is best to not look to others for approval, but to find that source of guidance from within.

Guidance – God, you and I dance. That is something worthy of thanksgiving!

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