Author: Margie Cole

Dear TSJ Friends,.  I like to teach and write about topics related to love, grace and growth. Yet I end up “freezing” when I try to do so. Can you relate to that feeling? Certain little voices come out and whisper in my ear filling me with cautions such as “It doesn’t seem like a very intellectually robust  topic” or “What could I possibly share that hasn’t already been said?” Do you have negative voices that hold you back from your best work? But at Christmas time my sister gave me a book by Bob Goff,  Live in Grace – Walk

Happy New Year to TSJ Faithful Friends! Like most people these days, on New Years I ponder setting new goals and outlining specific changes I would like to make. But I notice as I age that I am drawn to goals around spiritual growth and soulful changes.  Ultimately  matters of heart and soul are the fuel for personal growth and lasting change. We often dig deep for answers when we go through more troubled times. As with so man people around the world, it is in such times that I have discovered the strength to keep going. And I have

(For easier reading please click on the green header when on your mobile devices .)  Dear TSJ Friends, What do you do when you lose power and the lights go out after dark? What are your first thoughts and feelings? A loss of power may be from an electrical overload that trips a circuit breaker to fallen power lines due to storms or accidents. Either way, lights suddenly going out are disorienting.  Especially in the dark. We don’t like feeling disoriented, insecure, uncertain. I was reminded of this on Thanksgiving Eve. We were with my sister’s family and had just

Happy Wednesday, Dear TSJ Friends! Today Solomon and I are peeking in to your emails to chat about simple ideas and facts about us humans that may entice you or motivate you to do things that linger on your  “I should” list of things to do. I mean the things that would not take much time and they are not awful (like cleaning out a garage or basement might be) but that are more easily doable. Remember, I am on a “doable” kick to think small and start with small steps because that can lead to discovering the power of

  Dear TSJ Friends, I hope this Wednesday finds you well. I have missed these Wednesday check-ins and now I hardly know where to start. The most honest thing I can share is I have needed to give attention to my own inner conflicts and discouragements. While I have been taking a self-imposed sabbatical, hearing encouragement and compassion from some of you has meant a lot to me. But I have been embarrassingly stuck in feelings of inadequacy. Thankfully, the result is good and I am reminded that most of us primarily change when we get uncomfortable enough to want