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What is Spiritual Memoir? We understand the essence of Spiritual Memoir, otherwise known as Spiritual Autobiography, more than we realize. People’s lives are being spiritually transformed every day. This is why human beings have never stopped searching for spiritual answers. Interest in the paranormal, meditation, yoga, psychics, crystals, religion, the nature of God and the [...]
Too young? Not famous enough? Not spiritual enough? Not a good enough person? Maybe if I was thinner, nicer, smarter or older? What’s stopping you from writing your spiritual autobiography? The words spiritual memoir, or spiritual autobiography, are ones many people shy away from. They’re words that we believe have been set aside for those [...]
Sometimes we don’t understand what we believe or what we believe in. Spiritual Autobiography is help for those of us who are trying to understand our own spirituality. We are frustrated because we make the same mistakes over and over again, we think the same thoughts repeatedly and our beliefs are deeply ingrained inside our [...]
Finding the best puppet theater for your child is an exciting journey. Today’s world is full of children’s toys the baby boomer generation never imagined possible. The challenge is finding the best of the best. Set aside a little time to weed through the options and find the best puppet theatre possible. Quality should certainly [...]
The words “spiritual memoir” intimidate people. Who is equipped to take on the task of writing about the spiritual journey? Are only pastors, priests, monks, rabbis and other spiritual authorities prepared to take on spiritual memoir writing? Or, is the spirituality of our lives a story anyone is fit to share? Spiritual memoir, also known [...]
St. Augustine, Theresa of Avila, Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen are pioneers of spiritual memoir. Their writings have drawn many into the spirituality of life through their very own lives. They have told their spiritual story with power and the world has responded with awe and passion. The impact of spiritual autobiography is seen as [...]
Does caring about what others think dominate your story? Is Opinion your Lord? Has the way people influenced and ruled your life come to define you? The answers to these questions can be a short assessment for codependency. Caring about what others think, having Opinion be your Lord, and finding that people rule your life [...]
St. Augustine ignited the power of spiritual memoir 16 centuries ago. His spiritual memoir, Confessions, has its differences upon comparison to modern day spiritual autobiographies. Although, when we reach beyond the differences we discover a theme that drives all the writers of this genre: a deep hunger for something more. Modern day spiritual memoirs, such [...]
It’s important that we think about the place of prayer in our spiritual stories. It’s important because the way we pray becomes a part of our story. It also becomes a part of the story of the person we pray for. Our spiritual autobiographies are not complete without exploring what we believe, how we behave [...]
Right now we’re too busy. We need to slow down. When we work, work and work it’s an attempt to maintain control in an uncontrollable world. Somehow, whipping though a long list of things to do makes us feel like we’re in control. Too much “doing” wipes us out eventually. We have to consciously stop [...]
“Spiritual journaling” may sound like an activity for pastors, theologians and religious leaders equipped for a daunting spiritual task. Many people believe that they don’t have a worthy spiritual story to share or a worthy way of sharing it. In reality God is alive and mightily at work in every life. You have a God [...]
We all have a story. Each of us has a life full of joys, sorrows, ups, downs, elations and despairs. The person to the right and left of us has their own unique journey and a unique gifting for giving it a voice. Whether we are a passionate storyteller, musician, artist, writer or just a [...]
Have you ever known encouragement in the simple sharing of a life story? Every day, people encourage each other over a cup of coffee and the stories of their day. The breath of life is given at the water cooler when a co-worker offers of the challenges of their world. When we discover that someone [...]
Have you ever been comforted by a friend as they told you a story you never knew about them? Did you ever discover that someone’s life was changed because you took the time to say, “I’ve been where you are”? How many times have you found God in a simple life story told by a [...]
At Pratt I was an art education major. There I learned to teach others that art making is about the process not the product: it’s about their story within them. I learned that art was about what matters to someone and what’s going on within them. At Pratt I learned that art making tells our [...]
Can I really write my spiritual autobiography? Do I have what it takes to tell my story? Do people really want to know about my spiritual journey? The answer to these questions is, “Yes, yes, yes!” You can share your spiritual autobiography. You can tell the story of what God has done in your life [...]
Who can make art? Do you need an art degree to make a worthwhile creation? Does your final product need to be “really good” to validate its existence? Many people want to get involved in the creative process but are inhibited by how good they think their final product will be. They miss out on [...]
