Welcome to this oasis on your journey-
A respite from the chaos of the world 
A place where you can rest and be calm

Take in the beauty, the hope, the healing 
When life gets hard, return to this oasis

Listen    Watch    Learn    Heal

(photos...thanks to Tracy Mooty, Janet Hagberg)

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-critical-journey/id1470715095Latest gift to visitors on this site: A dialogue with “the Wall” from the author’s book, The Critical Journey. Approaching, embracing and releasing the Wall.   The content of the three parts is on the website as well as a PDF file of the book.  
There is also a new podcast available.   Link to the podcast.

Online book, “Distilling the Moments that Matter- Finding the meaning in everyday events.” Delectable bite-sized vignettes of everyday life gathered from the themes of the author’s life.

    Beauty

Water Lily...thanks to David Liedl

"Beauty is a thin place, a place in which our souls connect with someone or something beyond us. The human soul is hungry for beauty.  Beauty is everywhere."

What is beauty for you?
Where are you seeing it in your life?
How do you feel in the presence of beauty?

See the beauty by clicking here

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       Hope

Flame of Hope...thanks to Jenny Larson

"Hope is the basic belief in the spark of essential goodness in the world, a core feeling that there is a way out of the darkness, and that the Holy is indeed present despite the prevailing evidence one might have accumulated."

Hope is the other side of despair. It is the twin sister of suffering. It is the belief that there is a bird that sings to the dawn while it is still dark. 

What gives you hope, like a candle in the dark? 
How do you sustain hope when you are in chaos?
How do you provide hope for others?

Experience hope by clicking here

Where I find hope poem

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    Healing

Reconciled...thanks to Deb Turnow

 




"Healing is the experience of being whole and loved despite our life circumstances. We are called to core healing,  no matter what our journey." 

When we are unhealed, we feel wounded in body, mind or spirit. Everyone suffers, so we all share the experience of brokenness. But what we do with our suffering, what we believe about our suffering and the process we engage in for healing make all the difference. We may not experience a cure, but we have peace of mind and a reconciled heart.

What in your life needs healing?
Do you want to be healed?
What is your belief about your suffering?
How is God involved in your suffering?

Experience healing by clicking here

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