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What Do We See?

…realizing we are no longer at the center doesn’t feel disappointing; instead, it comes with a sense of liberation.

Posted bySteve JacobsenOctober 21, 2023October 21, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:pocket epiphanies, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom1 Comment on What Do We See?

Clayton Kershaw Is A Hero of Mine

It is not our last public act that should define us. It’s our life in its entirety.

Posted bySteve JacobsenOctober 14, 2023October 14, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:clayton kershaw, hospice, steve jacobsen, wisdomLeave a comment on Clayton Kershaw Is A Hero of Mine

GRACE: A Focusing Practice

We are embodied human beings who have been gifted with this amazing multisensory life-form and a miraculous mind which, when they are working together, can open us to a rich awareness of where we are and what is possible.

Posted bySteve JacobsenOctober 7, 2023October 6, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:mindfulness, pocket epiphanies, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom2 Comments on GRACE: A Focusing Practice

Rewriting Our Life Stories

“You know, I believe we have two lives.”

Posted bySteve JacobsenSeptember 30, 2023September 29, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:David Brooks, pocket epiphanies, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom1 Comment on Rewriting Our Life Stories

Holding On

We never know what hardships people may be bearing.

Posted bySteve JacobsenSeptember 23, 2023September 28, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:compassion, pocket epiphanies, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom2 Comments on Holding On

A Time to Reset and Renew

“This is an insight about human nature that the rites of Rosh Hashana capture especially well, but it’s one that people of any faith (or no faith at all) can benefit from.”

Posted bySteve JacobsenSeptember 16, 2023April 4, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:hospice, rosh hashana, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdomLeave a comment on A Time to Reset and Renew

Two Kinds of Wisdom

Over the years I’ve heard people say spiritual wisdom is better than everyday wisdom. 

Posted bySteve JacobsenSeptember 9, 2023September 9, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:beatitudes, steve jacobsen, wisdom1 Comment on Two Kinds of Wisdom

Five Tips for Everyday Living

The original article included 38 such suggestions. That’s way too many for me.  I’m thinking I can hold five at a time without dropping any. I also hope writing them down like this will help – if I remember where I put the list.

Posted bySteve JacobsenSeptember 2, 2023September 2, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:David Brooks, steve jacobsen, wisdom3 Comments on Five Tips for Everyday Living

Learning from the Redwoods

Older redwoods pass on their organic material.  Humans don’t have much carbon and nitrogen to offer.  We can be nurtured by the lives and stories of our parents, mentors, and ancestors.

Posted bySteve JacobsenAugust 26, 2023August 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom2 Comments on Learning from the Redwoods

Is Spiritual Discernment Like Listening to a Crystal Radio?

If our crystal set picks up a local radio station, we can expect it to identify itself from time to time.  With spiritual direction, how do we know any message we receive might have a divine origin? 

Posted bySteve JacobsenAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:pocket epiphanies, spirituality, steve jacobsen3 Comments on Is Spiritual Discernment Like Listening to a Crystal Radio?

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