pilgrim Pathway

Issues


  • How Do We acquire Wisdom?

    How smart are we?  I believe we’re not as smart as we think we are.  However, how wise are we?  I believe our level of wisdom comes from a different place than sitting in a class.  It is often an internal process.  It may be rooted in action-consequence experience.  It may even by wrestling with questions.   The questions often shift following…

  • I Don’t Need Pity

    It’s Disability Pride Month!  Why July?  It coincides with the signing of the American with Disabilities Act.  There are many times those with chronic and life-threatening, as a result of treatment, experience debilitating or “disabling” surgeries.  As we know, some disabilities are visible, and others are invisible. I’ve worked in the “illness” community my entire career.  As a psychotherapist, there is…

  • What We’re Dealt

    (*Disclaimer:  During the pandemic I went to seminary and was ordained as an Interfaith Minister.  Some posts will reference biblical/historical figures.  Not proselytizing, just punctuating a point.) Do you like lemonade?  There are so many ways to make it, not to mention the colors it can be.  I love lemonade, but not always a fan of the quote, “When life…

  • When the Writing is on the Wall

    How attentive are we to our own lives?  Do you eat when you’re hungry?  Sleep when you’re tired?  Exercise when you feel sluggish and out of sorts.  These are important questions to ask because being unaware of our physical form makes it more difficult to dial into our emotional and spiritual needs. We may know when we’re hungry or…