52 Ways To Flourish


Why Beauty Matters for Balance Against Brokenness

Why Beauty Matters for Balance Against Brokenness Beauty will heal and save you. That’s the hope and message woven into the 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter. God’s balance of beauty through love, goodness and redemption are His divine antidote to vandalization and brokenness in and around us. Protesting Brokenness with Beauty A dear friend of mine who admires pottery came across a large...
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Discover Daily Joy (Part 2)

Is it possible to experience daily joy despite circumstances and natural disposition?  Can your brain, emotions, body and relationships be cultivated to naturally bring you more contentment and joy? One formula goes something like this. Life circumstances influence our happiness 10% and our given DNA accounts for about 50%. But then there is the other 40%, which we have control over in order to...
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Discover the Daily Joy of Abundant, Vibrant Living (Part 1)

Living in the present means squarely accepting and responding to it as God’s moment for you now while it is called “today” rather than wishing it were yesterday or tomorrow. Evelyn Underhill I look over my goals and aspirations for the New Year – my prayers and longings during this 21 day Daniel Fast. It doesn’t have to be so complicated. Live in the moment. Take it one...
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Begin The Year with Fasting for Breakthrough and Blessing

I am beginning this year with a 21 day Daniel Fast for breakthrough and blessing starting January 9, 2012. I invite you to consider starting the New Year with a fast of your own. Fasting is one of the most powerful ways to get breakthrough, healing, restoration and spiritual renewal. Fasting can help re-energize you, clarify direction for your life and get your passion back. Fasting brings...
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Just Imagine – A New Year Full of Hope

Expectations are high and hopeful. What does the New Year hold? For a few days now we have been surrounded by celebrations reflecting on the past year with gratitude and welcoming in the New Year with hope and anticipation. The atmosphere around me is also filled with fragrance. The Rose Parade Floats are parked in Pasadena, California, a few streets away from where I live. What amazing aromas...
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