Archive for September 2025
Karma and Consequences || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
The spiritual path is not for the hesitant. Besides the search for teachings that resonate with you, which can be quite tedious, there’s the actual practice itself. Sure, it’s helpful to have beliefs to turn to, some reassurance to give a sense of order and structure to the world. However, where the rubber meets the…
Read MoreThe Fire that Spreads: On Hope in Chaotic Times || By Kevin Culver, LPCC
I want to begin this blog by sharing a quote I came across this week from a news conference in Utah: “I’m not optimistic, but I am hopeful. And hope is the virtue that sits between the vices of optimism and pessimism. Hope is the idea that good things are going to happen because we…
Read MoreAnte Up || By Laura Zwisler, LPC
I suspect life is run like a casino game. Casino games require that you place a bet or “ante up” before you get a chance to play. Playing is not winning. Playing is an opportunity to win. It’s also an opportunity to lose. Should you lose, you paid to lose. Should you win, you paid for the chance to win. Want…
Read MoreLet’s Chat Gender || By Bre Smith, Affordable Counseling Intern
I love to talk about gender! There is so much nuance, play, fun, and violence, oppression, harm surrounding gender. This topic is dynamic, complex, important, fluid, and sacred. What is gender? Gender is only one piece of the identity pie. This short essay is too brief to cover the many layers of identity such as…
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