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Mary Magdalene as Theological Weather Vane
When Mary Magdalene is present, Christianity softens. When she’s erased, it hardens. This piece traces the pattern and why it still matters.
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The Sacred Art of Sliding Your Identity
You are not your role. You are not your mood. You are not your story. This piece explores the overlooked capacity to move identity itself and what…
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Am I Angry, or Am I Just Being Angry?
Anger has a loud voice. That doesn’t mean it gets to introduce itself as you. A short essay on mistaken identity and emotional weather.
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Being Is the Body God Wears in This World
Being isn’t a practice. It’s the field everything appears within. A reflection on presence, light, and what we forget to notice.
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Happiness Is a Mirage. Truth Is a River.
Being isn’t a practice. It’s the field everything appears within. A reflection on presence, light, and what we forget to notice.
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The Moment You See, Everything Changes
Most spiritual advice is about fixing yourself. This essay explores why real transformation doesn’t come from effort or mindfulness techniques, but from…
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The False God of Fixing Things
Western activism loves fixing. Presence changes things. Why action without inner stillness adds noise, not healing, and how real power actually works.
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Conscious Love, Not Cosmic Debt: Magdalene’s Interpretation of the Cross
What if the cross wasn’t about payment, but about love staying present when comfort disappears? Magdalene’s witness changes everything.
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How to Stay Human When You’re Running Late
Hurry isn’t the problem. Losing yourself is. An essay on presence in rushed moments, without pretending to be calm, mindful, or spiritually composed.
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I Am Not My Mood: Escaping the Pain-Pleasure Cycle
Emotions rise and fall, but they are not who you are. This reflection explores equanimity as the stable ground beneath every passing mood.
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Stop Chasing Feelings. Start Sourcing from Being
Feelings aren’t the problem—but chasing them like they hold the keys to your spiritual life? That’s a trap. This reflection on The Power of Being…
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God Doesn’t Want You to Be Productive—God Wants You to Be Available
A reflection on why God isn’t asking for your hustle or your spiritual output. Presence and availability, not productivity, are what make a person truly…
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