Healthy Spirituality
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A blog on spiritual practices, biographies of spiritual leaders, healthy spirituality, and hymns. Jean Wise is an author, lecturer, spiritual director, and retreat leader.
Healthy Spirituality
6d ago
Bon Voyage. Do you know the meaning of this word? Bon voyage is French for good journey. Have a good time! Waving good-bye. Get the hint that I am going on vacation? Yes, I am. My hubby and I love to travel, and I usually blog ahead and schedule the posts to pop up and […]
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Healthy Spirituality
1w ago
Advent already? I know you are thinking – it is too soon and you are right. I am early this year with writing about the Advent season. Advent doesn’t begin until December 1st, but you see I am going to be traveling lots in November (more about that here on the blog next week) so […]
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Healthy Spirituality
3w ago
Are you lonely? I have to admit as an adult, sometimes I long for the close friendships I experienced in high school where we giggled through long phone conversations and dreamed of the future. We shared deep discussions and possibilities. We invented ideas of what to wear and how to do our hair. We spent […]
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Healthy Spirituality
3w ago
1800? What is so wonderful about that number you ask? But anyway, why do I bring 1800 up today? Today marks Healthy Spirituality’s 1800’s post! I can’t even imagine I have written 1800 articles here since February 2009. So time to pause and say thank you, dear friends for reading and sticking with me. Praying […]
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Healthy Spirituality
1M ago
Sometimes I am just too serious! I decided to play. I love words and words are great toys to play with. So I took my word of the year – WELL – tossed it into the air, let it land, kerplop! right into a big pot of other words. I reached into the mystery stew […]
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Healthy Spirituality
1M ago
Today I am celebrating the birthday of one of the books I wrote and published in 2017, The Communicator’s Companion: Devotions for Speakers and Writers. Usually, I shy away from promoting my own books but today I thought I would share this book just in case you might know someone who is a speaker or […]
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Healthy Spirituality
1M ago
I love to occasionally share my Four Somethings – things I have read, seen, experienced that made me pause and savor life. You know one practice I frequently promote is reflection – pausing, rereading, pondering where you are, where you have come from and where is God inviting you into next. I share bits of […]
This post Four Somethings – Summertime Edition was written by Jean Wise and first appeared on Healthy Spirituality ..read more
Healthy Spirituality
1M ago
Each season welcomes a time to reflect on what we are learning, becoming, and where God is inviting us into as we are being shaped in this wonderful gift of life. I love pausing occasionally, taking a deep breath, and doing the spiritual practice of remembering, reviewing, and savoring life’s lessons and sacred moments in […]
This post Four Somethings – Autumn Edition was written by Jean Wise and first appeared on Healthy Spirituality ..read more
Healthy Spirituality
1M ago
The words of this lovely hymn moved my heart when we sang it in church a few weeks ago. Take a few minutes to listen and sing/pray along with this hymn. If you are reading this through email you may have to go to the blog to see the YouTube video for the recording, then […]
This post O Jesus I Have Promised Hymn Story was written by Jean Wise and first appeared on Healthy Spirituality ..read more
Healthy Spirituality
1M ago
“Well” is my word of the year. I have prayed, journaled, studied, played, and walked with this word for nine months so far in 2024. I have wrestled, laughed, and wrung about every ounce of wisdom from its substance I could squeeze out. I sat here this morning and thought, “I think I am done. […]
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