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Spiritual or Religious? A Guide for the Perplexed

So “religion” implies a binding, a strong and secure connection.  “Spiritual” implies something more elusive and mysterious, but real.

Posted bySteve JacobsenApril 2, 2022April 5, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:pocket epiphanies, religion, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom4 Comments on Spiritual or Religious? A Guide for the Perplexed

Blessing of the Feet

Feet are the point of contact between our living presence and the solid earth.

Posted bySteve JacobsenMarch 26, 2022March 24, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:hospice, ritual, spirituality, steve jacobsen, van gogh6 Comments on Blessing of the Feet

Icarus and Us

This isn’t a pleasant pastoral scene. This is a soul-scan revealing the tension between our personal responsibilities and the call to care for others.

Posted bySteve JacobsenMarch 19, 2022March 19, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:Brueghel, Icarus, spirituality, steve jacobsen2 Comments on Icarus and Us

Your Soul Is Like A Wild Animal

Your soul is like a wild animal – shy, but capable of enduring times of great stress.  It is always choosing life instead of darkness. Honor it, care for it, listen to it.

Posted bySteve JacobsenMarch 12, 2022March 11, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:parker palmer, pocket epiphanies, soul, soul is like a wild animal, spirituality, steve jacobsen8 Comments on Your Soul Is Like A Wild Animal

Invitation to a Wake

Just as a boat’s wake continues to be present in the ocean long after it is visible, these are strong, visceral experiences that continue to eddy and swirl within us, rising into our awareness in unexpected moments.

Posted bySteve JacobsenMarch 5, 2022March 5, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:pocket epiphanies, sailing, spirituality, steve jacobsen2 Comments on Invitation to a Wake

Fenced and Free

 I don’t know how I’ve made it this far, and don’t know how much longer I’ve got.  But when she held my finger as she slept, I was reminded what a miracle it is for all of us to be alive.

Posted bySteve JacobsenFebruary 26, 2022February 25, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:aging, spirituality, steve jacobsen1 Comment on Fenced and Free

Silver Keys, Mean Moms and Compassion in the Workplace

The right thing to do was not to simply feel compassion for everyone involved, but to find a solution to the problem. That took “art and skill.” 

Posted bySteve JacobsenFebruary 19, 2022February 19, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:dante, divine comedy, Love, parenting, spirituality, steve jacobsen6 Comments on Silver Keys, Mean Moms and Compassion in the Workplace

Uncover the Love

That love I sensed was there all my life?  No one created it, but each person reflected it.

Posted bySteve JacobsenFebruary 12, 2022February 11, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:agape, Love, metta, spirituality, steve jacobsen, sweat lodge3 Comments on Uncover the Love

Living on the Back Side of the Tapestry

In the end, it’s not just about me, it’s about all of us, and that big, evolving, living tapestry we are all part of. 

Posted bySteve JacobsenFebruary 5, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:huston smith, spirituality, steve jacobsen, tapestries, wisdom3 Comments on Living on the Back Side of the Tapestry

Angela Merkel’s Gardener and the Unexpected Mentors in Our Life

We never know the impact we have on others. Who taught you lasting lessons along your way?

Posted bySteve JacobsenJanuary 29, 2022January 28, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:angela merkel, spirituality, steve jacobsen, wisdom8 Comments on Angela Merkel’s Gardener and the Unexpected Mentors in Our Life

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