"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.”
Everyone has a personality…yet, why do we have one; what is our personality for…what is its function? Certainly there is no other personality like yours. There isn’t another one like yours on the whole face of the earth; there never has been; and there never will be—you are the absolutely special rendition of God’s grace compacted into the very small space of your personality. There...
To capture the mandate of moving forward you must say ‘yes.’ When you do, you enter the mystery of God. After your ‘yes,’ your life won’t be the same – you are now on the road to a newness of Spirit, on the road to your heart’s true desire. This ‘yes’ is not the product of rational thought decision made by careful risk analysis and...
When You’re Off Balance it’s Easy to Topple Over Balance is a facet of centering but slightly different. Balance offers deep calmness that seems to be an innate and compelling drive of your spirit and your heart’s desire. As desirable as balance is as a goal, it can be a most paradoxical and difficult concept during illness. For example, balance implies some level of contentment,...
While depression can be ominously destructive when it drags on and on, it can also be a messenger of hope. Depression, however noxious, is perhaps most positively perceived as a desperate plea for relief, a cry for help, a request for assistance, and/or a desire for deep modifications. It’s hard to see the core message of your depression, whatever its shape. But anger and depression...
