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How to Turn Muddy Starts into Moments of Lasting Wonder abby buter oakhart holy adventure holy mystery perfectionism wisdom tree wednesday Jan 21, 2026

For the first 18 years of my life, I felt as if I was inhibited from seeing the breadth and
depth of Holy Mystery. Itā€™s not because God was small, but my understanding of my
image of God was.

Everything was so black and white. I was so trapped in dualistic thinking. Right and
wrong. Saved or lost. I n...

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Trauma-Informed Spiritual Direction: Creating Safe Spaces abby buter oakhart dark night of the soul healing resilience sacred space safe space self-discovery trauma-informed spiritual direction Mar 13, 2025

I was in my 20ā€™s when I went through my dark night of the soul. The once strong, tightly wound pieces of my belief system slowly started to unravel. At the time I was also burned out and exhausted. And the one part of my life that was always my constant, my faith, didnā€™t make sense anymore. I had ne...

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