values & spirituality

values/spirituality

June 15, 2015

Made for Walking

Ten years ago, Joy N. Hensley hiked 600 miles of the Appalachian Trail, leaving behind the news of world events and endless traffic hassles in favor of the simple sounds of birds chirping and leaves crunching underfoot. Now that she is married and a mother of two, she still values the life lessons she learned on the Trail.
March 27, 2015

The Angels In My Life

Have you ever seen an angel? Have you ever been touched by an angel? They are around us every day. You pass them on the street, in the grocery, at school, at work, even in the bathroom. I have been...
March 3, 2015

Realistic Expectations

Some might call it being indecisive. Others might say I don’t even have an opinion. But it really isn’t either of those things at all. I believe that my outlook on life depends greatly on my expectations, and, for that...
March 3, 2015

Answering the Phone

Regardless of the independent attitude of the typical teenager I cannot deny that my father is often the voice in my head, the voice urging me to do what is right, to share, to think of others before thinking of...
March 2, 2015

My Values

I believe in the equality of genders. I believe in the equality of species and ethnicity. I believe in “eye for an eye” I believe in equality. I believe everything happens for a reason. I believe that the universe has...
February 19, 2015

I Don’t Know

Before I started school, my best friend was a boy named Tiger. He was my friend not because of his unusual name—the early 1950s was a time of Tims and Toms and Jims and Johns, not Tigers. He was my...
February 19, 2015

Reality is Close but Fairytales are Closer

I know God and magic and mythical creatures aren’t exactly simpatico but I’m not talking about vampires, werewolves, and dark magic. I’m talking about fairies, mermaids, unicorns, pegasi, alicorns (a horse with a horn and wings), and the magic of...
January 20, 2015

The Wishing Rules

It is estimated that 19,178,082 people share a birthday on any given day. Imagine if all people wished on their birthday candles. That would be a lot of wishes (and candle smoke). Ever since I could eat cake with a...
January 7, 2015

Being Free

There’s nothing I want more on this earth than to be free. This, I believe. “Imagine the basketball going through the hoop before it leaves your hand,” my dad says. I stop dribbling and hold the ball on my hip....