"The Spiritual Strengths Profile enabled me to understand how my illness interacts with the whole of my life. I know God’s mercy and healing power is at work in the Spiritual Strengths Profile."
“The SSP has opened up for me a new avenue and a valuable instrument to aid me in my search for meaning in my life. I feel it will be a wonderful tool to help me when I get into a “down” state, to life myself and get back to the middle way of my virtues.”
“By learning what my strengths, shadows and compulsion are, I feel I have a head start on dealing with my illness and brokenness. I know where my vulnerabilities are and how to get into my strengths.”
Cancer teaches me that as my body diminishes, my spirit advances. Strength of body and strength of soul may interact in an inverse way – as one increases, the other decreases. When I scan cancer’s assault on my body from this perspective it invites me into a new vision, albeit a paradoxical one where my spiritual strengths are activated by the bodily losses I’m experiencing. ...
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Thich Nhat Hanh Smiling and Your Spiritual Life Your smile literally moves you internally; your heart is touched, and your personality shifts. But most curiously, this tiny smile is not insignificant on a spiritual level either. This most simple human action, the everyday action of...
The restorative power of God is an awesome force for healing that lies within each of us. Fortunately, various techniques are available to help stimulate it. The advent of any sickness, with all its attendant diminishment (even if it's temporary), emotional turmoil, psychological insult, and spiritual challenge all present trauma to anyone’s life. Grave, chronic, and especially terminal conditions confound your life and alter your...
Is there anyone who doesn’t need hope?? We all need hope, but we feel the need for hope acutely in times of pain, distress, or need. We put our hands together, get on our knees and beg God to grant us that special grace we call hope. Today, I included two spiritual tools to assist you (and that means all of us) in tapping into...
