Spiritual Fitness

Practicing spiritual fitness using self-exploration exercises to live the life you love.

Life in the face of death…

I had not written anything for a couple of weeks and decided to ask my husband what to write. He gave me the subject and then said: “get to it”. Since my husband’s first language is Spanish and my first language is English I thought maybe I had lost something in translation, but in reality…

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Stimulation not salvation is the key

All human cultures seem to practice music. My favorite practice is the water music from the women of Vanuatu as it reminds me that music is primordial and it changed my outlook on Water Music (which I previously associated more to Handel). The women perform in the water and slap it with their hands while the…

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All the answers are not enough

Stephen Hawking says “theology is not required” in his book “The Grand Design”. His reasoning appears sound, “physics can explain the development of the universe including life without needing a creator”. Yeah. So what? Theology is the rational and systemic study of religion and its influence. Religion, has been, continues to be and well may…

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Love makes the world go round

Yes I realize that the earth was formed by a solar nebula starting the spin and as a result of space being a near perfect vaccum it continues spinning. I mean that love is the essence through which humankind expresses itself. Like Leo Tolstoy I believe that love is the central cement to the religions of the…

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We are what we think

Truer words were never spoken. In fact scientists believe that human thought and tool development may actually be linked and is in fact what gives us the human spark. What is important about tools and language is that in fact we must plan for some future event that is not happening at the moment and…

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Think and change your life

Our reality is shaped and formed from all the thoughts we have ever had. This is amazing and offers us immeasurable choice. Now, some of those thoughts, at least for me, are not thoughts that I wanted nor want to continue taking with me and the miracle is I can set them aside. The answer…

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The four directions in life

I believe there are 4 directions in life. They are not the typical directions of the compass, they are instead looking forward, looking back, looking without and looking within. Just as we use a compass to help us navigate our course through our physical world, we can use the 4 directions for navigation through our…

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Set course to create a life you love

What direction is your life headed? Are you at the helm or are the winds of change  blowing you all over the place? Today my husband suggested that I write about destiny and setting our course for success. The most important aspect of our destiny is our belief system about it. Do you believe it…

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A balance of harmony and energy

Life is energy in movement and yet this photo looks so still and serene. This the goal in my own life and perhaps in  yours as well. But our lives are not a photo they are in fact constant movement and so how do we attain this balance? I am glad you asked…smile. The energy…

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