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Register for the 2016 Nevada Ghost and Paranormal Series today!

It’s hard to believe I’ve been involved in the coordination of the college’s supernatural program for 15 years! As usual, you can select from a variety of investigative, spiritual, intuitive development and history classes this September and October in Reno, Virginia City and Carson City, Nevada. Kathleen to present “Attracting Positive Energies” on Wed., Sept. [...]

Gays are created in God’s image too: updated post

When will we stop deciding we know what people are like based on who they love, what faith they practice, what they look like or how much money they make? God created all of us. Please, let’s remember our commonality, instead of going out of our way to denigrate others because they are different from us. Here’s my 2013 [...]

By |2020-06-16T14:13:39-07:00June 15th, 2016|Spirituality/Christianity, Uncategorized|2 Comments

Free yourself from the norm. Express your true self.

During long periods of my childhood, I didn’t have many friends. At that point, I didn’t understand that it was because I wouldn’t conform to what others were doing, acting or saying. While I didn’t have insight into who I truly was at such a young age, I still followed an inner compass that guided [...]

Beating yourself up is unproductive

If you’re like me, you put pressure on yourself whether it’s to get all your errands done or to achieve success in a specific area. Then, when it doesn’t pan out as you expected or as quickly as you wanted, you blame and get upset with yourself. This mindset is unproductive at best. The rougher [...]

Sometimes in life you can only control your reaction

When my illness reached its worst, I spent almost all of my time in bed (or on the couch). My life seemed completely out of my control. My health severely restricted any physical activity. I couldn’t earn enough money to support myself. And, if I wanted to read a book, I couldn’t as I didn’t [...]

Being mired in difficult circumstances doesn’t mean you’re a bad Christian

As those who’ve read A Reluctant Spirit know, I once suffered greatly from Post Viral Neurasthenia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For years, I was almost completely bedridden and suffered great pain and cognitive impairment. At about my lowest point, a “friend” declared, “If you were a better Christian, you would’ve been healed by now.” He [...]

Being naked in front of you scares me

Despite working in public relations, I’ve preferred to retreat whenever possible and place others in the spotlight. But that luxury of invisibility has passed.  Fate propels me forward, urging me to authentically share my experiences, my thoughts and the strange happenings that now seem to account for a new type of personal normalcy. I [...]

By |2020-06-16T14:20:06-07:00December 22nd, 2011|A Reluctant Spirit|0 Comments
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