Category Archives: spirituality

Fountain: Can Lightning Strike Twice?

Posted on February 15, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Old Steyne, Brighton postcard In just about five weeks time, Fountain International will be re-enacting the Brighton Experiment from 1981 that became the Birth of Fountain. So, will it be as successful? The Chart On its own, the new … Continue reading →

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Wanting to Meet My Maker

Posted on February 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

A Short Story Written by My Mother When my sisters and I were going through our Mom’s papers after her death in 2003, we came across a short story she wrote. I do not have the text, now, but I … Continue reading →

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Our Lady of Lourdes

Posted on February 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

St. Bernadette’s Marian Vision There must have been something in the water. As it turns out, there still is. Healing powers, for one thing. The Pyrennes are known for spiritual energy. And the Cathars were part of a culture that … Continue reading →

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The Saints Preserve Us!

Posted on February 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Bernadette Soubirous (Jan 1844 – Apr 1879) It was on this date in 1858 that 14-year-old Bernadette first saw an image of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes. There followed a series of visitations by the mother of Jesus, but only … Continue reading →

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Is It Time to Focus on Your Life?

Posted on February 3, 2020 by cdsmiller17

If you’re anything like me, you will wake up in the middle of the night, and just lay there, thinking about yesterday and pondering what tomorrow will bring. And in the middle of your musings, do you get the feeling … Continue reading →

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Ever Feel Like You’ve Been Here Before?

Posted on February 2, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Groundhog Day (1993) Today, February 2nd, 2020, is Groundhog Day. It’s the same every year: if the groundhog sees his shadow, we’ll have six more weeks of winter; if it doesn’t, it’ll be an early spring. No-one seems to get … Continue reading →

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The Holy Spirit Personified?

Posted on February 1, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Janet from The Good Place. I wanted to acknowledge the finale of The Good Place. It was satisfying in a way most others aren’t. But I can’t say why, because my daughter may not have seen it yet. So, instead, … Continue reading →

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Let My People Go!

Posted on January 31, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Ten Plagues of Egypt OK. I don’t want to seem alarmist, but a news item about a swarm of locusts in East Africa has perked up my interest. When you add the Australia wildfires to the mix, it would … Continue reading →

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More Newspeak: Converging Harmony

Posted on January 31, 2020 by cdsmiller17

[There may be some reading this post, today, who may think that I am mocking spiritual endeavours. Let me say, here and now, that I have the utmost respect for the spiritual work that is being done. In fact I’ve … Continue reading →

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Two More Spiritual Newspeak Terms

Posted on January 30, 2020 by cdsmiller17

logophilia Addiction to words. Belief that all words contain hidden meanings, provided that you have the time and patience to look up their constituent parts in enough different languages (however unrelated); or that given sounds and letters have a constant … Continue reading →

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