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Spiritual Direction Without Bypassing (Part 2): When Meaning-Making Comes Too Soon
Mar 03, 2026
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“Mom, now is not the time for meaning-making!” my teenager said to me.
Instantly, I knew what she meant—and I apologized.
I have a habit of looking for deeper meaning, of going beneath the surface of things. That impulse is not inherently bad. But when it happens too soon, it bypasses what needs t...
Spiritual Direction without Bypassing: When the Body Leads
Feb 24, 2026
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“I feel crunched and crushed,” she said.
It was an online spiritual direction session, and this was how my directee—a college professor—began the call.
She went on to describe the anger and angst she felt living within society’s grind culture and the relentless pressure it places on people. This p...
