Inner Path

Several years ago when I was preparing to sit on my patio to meditate during an early spring afternoon, I decided to fill up my bird feeder. It had been a harsh winter, and I had neglected to put food in it for months. I always had been told that if you don’t fill up the feeder regularly, the birds will stop coming and it will take them awhile to find their way back. I had little hope any birds would come join me during my time outside that day, but I put the food out anyw

Several people have asked me why I opened a spiritual direction practice instead of a counseling practice. Honestly, I’ve made my life more difficult. Why would I choose to be a spiritual director when I have a master’s degree in counseling and 15 years experience as a counselor? Several years ago I ordered all the materials I needed to become a licensed professional counselor, and right before I started the process, I stopped. Something didn’t feel right. My inner voice

I’ve been struggling lately with this feeling that I’ve not been doing enough or working hard enough to get my business off the ground. I realized that I’ve spent more time than I care to admit being frustrated and disappointed with myself over these last few months for not accomplishing enough. So I made a list of all I had done recently for my business, focusing only the big things, not the countless details, and it covered an entire page. In that moment I realized that t