As we move through the third week of Advent, we're focusing on micro joys and everyday blessings that remind us of God's goodness and help us navigate the macro sorrows of our world or our personal lives. Here's a post I wrote on the power of a gratitude practice: https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/cravings-tribe/begin-begin-again-begin-every-day/ I also said I'd share from of my favorite social accounts that lift me up rather than pull me down: https://www.instagram.com/grateful_or...
3 Mar 2025
Preparing for Lent: New ways to approach old traditions
As we prepare to begin our Lenten journey, join me for a conversation about ways we can expand our experience of the traditional pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Let’s reflect on what those look like for us in our world today and how we might create intentional community to serve as a support. If you’d like to be notified of my upcoming Lenten viritual prayer community meet-up, sign up for my email newsletter here: https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/join-the-tribe/ for ev...
31 Dec 2024
Out with the Old, in with the Unknown
As we cross the threshold of a new year, can we embrace what's ahead — with all its messiness and challenge — and offer ourselves and our world compassion and kindness rather than make one more meaningless resolution to "fix" what we think is wrong with us? Resources: Life Lines column mentioned: https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/life-lines/a-world-of-endless-thresholds/ Jan Richardson poem: https://paintedprayerbook.com/2011/12/31/epiphany-blessing-for-those-who-have-far-to-travel/
24 Sept 2024
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Fear seems to be ever-present in our world these days, but we don't have to live there. When we move forward in the face of fear, we discover unexpected gifts and growth.
16 Feb 2024
Heart Health: Trust Your Gut
During Heart Health Month, I'm sharing my own heart health scare as a cautionary tale. Trust your intuition and your gut. Listen to your heart — literally and figuratively!
20 Apr 2023
Life in My 60s: Redefining 'Strong'
Hitting the last third of life can be a shock to the system, but, if we're open and willing to bend with the changes rather than push back against them, we'll find we are stronger than ever even if we can no longer do a headstand. (And yes, I do discuss yoga in this episode as well.)
3 Apr 2023
Is there a place for doubt in a life of faith?
Doubt and faith would seem mutually exclusive on the surface, but nothing could be further from the truth. Doubt adds depth to our faith lives because it forces us to face the questions and uncertainties that naturally live within us. Join me for a conversation about doubt and how it's not only acceptable but essential for a life of deep and ever-expanding faith.
24 Mar 2023
Bravery and Fear: Two sides of the same coin
So often we think being brave means being fearless. Not so. Bravery and courage happen in the face of fear, not in the absence of it. What would you do if you did not let fear stop you? Tune and let's break it down.
16 Mar 2023
Living on a Prayer: Inspiration for Lent and Beyond
As we head into the second half of Lent, it's a good time to take a new look at our promises and practices and see how they might (or might not) be bringing us closer to God. If daily prayer is missing from your Lenten practices, that's the place to start. Join Mary DeTurris Poust for an honest conversation about the challenge of making time for God.
26 Feb 2023
First Week of Lent: the Head and the Heart
Sometimes our head knows what we need, but our heart just isn't in it. As we move into the first full week of Lent, we'll talk about the challenges of living up to our Lenten promises and sacrifices and the importance of prayer in bringing it all together. Join me for a conversation about packing light for the Lenten journey, being gentle with ourselves, and hanging out with God right where we are any day, any time.
29 Sept 2022
Life in My 60s: Silence and the True Self
The third-third of life feels like a time of opportunity and freedom, if we're willing to do the hard work, and the hard work often happens in silence. Join me for a conversation on aging, expansion, and the discipline needed to get there.
9 May 2022
From darkness into light. Let's talk mental health
In Episode 8 of Life Lines, Mary talks about her own struggle with depression and the tools that have helped her shift from a place of darkness to one of mostly light. #mentalhealth
24 Apr 2022
Multitasking Is Not a Virtue
Multitasking is seen as a way to get more done and be more productive, but when we do six things at once, we do none of them well. Fragmented behavior leads to a fragmented mind and a fragmented spirit. In today's episode, we talk about how to ditch multitasking in favor of mindfulness practices that not only make us more productive but more fulfilled. (12 minutes)
1 Apr 2022
Be Quiet! Why is silence so important?
In this episode of Life Lines we'll explore the practice of daily silence — why it's so important and why it's so difficult. Join me on this journey to the place where we can finally hear the still small voice speaking to our heart.
15 Feb 2022
Change and Challenge
Even when we choose to change our lives for the better, that change is likely to bring with it challenges, fear, and maybe even grief. It's all normal. It's all part of transformation. Take it one step at a time, then let go and enjoy the ride, even if it's a little bumpy.
11 Apr 2021
Grief and Grace
On the eve of the 33rd anniversary of her mother's death, host Mary DeTurris Poust talks about the sorrowful-but-beautiful ways grief resurfaces in our lives as we age.
12 Jan 2021
The life-changing practice of gratitude
Have you ever experimented with a gratitude practice? It can be life-changing. For real. In this episode, we explore how the simple practice of writing down three things in a gratitude journal each night can lead to inner and outer transformation and to living life from a place of abundance rather than a place of lack.
18 Oct 2020
Age & Expectations
Learning to be a spiritual being in a material world. In this episode of Life Lines, host Mary DeTurris Poust talks about age, expectations and expanding beyond the boundaries we -- and others -- set for us.
25 Jul 2020
Introducing Life Lines
Host and creator Mary DeTurris Poust introduces the new Life Lines podcast and talks a bit about learning to find the Divine amid everyday life, learning to live with attention and INtention, taking time to pause and breathe.
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