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What We Take for Granted

I am finding an increased awareness of the things that I “take for granted.” And my curiosity has lingered on the word: “granted.“

Posted bySteve JacobsenNovember 17, 2023November 18, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:pocket epiphanies, spirituality, steve jacobsenLeave a comment on What We Take for Granted

Sometimes There’s More than One Right Answer

… there are situations where there can be more than one “right” answer.

Posted bySteve JacobsenNovember 11, 2023November 10, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:pocket epiphanies, spirituality, steve jacobsenLeave a comment on Sometimes There’s More than One Right Answer

“Mind Proposes, Soul Disposes”

“This may be important. I need to be attentive.”

Posted bySteve JacobsenNovember 4, 2023November 4, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:hospice, huston smith, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom12 Comments on “Mind Proposes, Soul Disposes”

Finding Personal Clarity in Stressful Times

To fret about things that concern us when we can’t do anything about them can drain and dissipate our energy. But if we focus on things we can actually do something about, we will discover we are not helpless.

Posted bySteve JacobsenOctober 28, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:steve jacobsen, wisdom3 Comments on Finding Personal Clarity in Stressful Times

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

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