What Is Spiritual Discernment? Keeping in mind that you are spirit first (not senses first), spiritual discernment is: The spiritual capability of being able to: Make accurate and enlightening assessments from your spiritual core and…
Youth relies on physical strength. Age relies on spiritual strength. You might prefer the physical appearance and strength of youth, but spiritual strength is what ultimately wins the day. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on…
Reason cannot heal wounded souls. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Relationships fail because you forget (or may not know) that everything is spiritual first. So, we go into relationships based on the least sustainable element (physical/visible/tangible/what we know) while the spiritual (invisible/intangible/not yet known) aspects…
Time only moves one way…forward. So, you cannot live in the past. BUT, the past can live in your present. ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Yesterday was “today” when you lived it. Tomorrow will be “today” when it gets here. #ItsSTILLGoingToBeToday ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Time is a manifestation of eternity that helps you manage your life in the here and now. ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Your destiny is the spiritual fulfillment of your purpose (spiritual) based on the personal growth and maturity that occurred over the course of your life’s process (practical). ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.…
Your purpose is spiritual. Your process is the ongoing, practical manifestation of your purpose. Both designed for your growth. ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Where you focus is where your life is. If in the past, your life is there. You can’t change the past, so you’re likely in a rut. If in the future, your life is there. …
When you historicize or futurize your life, you don’t just miss the point of life, you miss your life altogether. ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Your ability to manage the flow of your life can only be developed by learning to be present and to live in the moment. You can’t get there any other way. All of your yesterdays…
No matter how much you talk about yesterday, the past, history, tomorrow, or “the future”, when you wake up each morning, it’s STILL going to be today. ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.…
Stop missing your moments. Master your moments. Live in the present with a heart full of forgiveness, gratitude, joy, love, and peace. In fact, the only way you can live in the present and master your…
Time is time, and you don’t get any of it back…not even the smallest measure of it. If you’re stuck, it’s likely because you are trying to relive a moment that no longer exists. Think…
“The Past” is how we establish milestones. “The Past” is comprised of our former “todays”. “The Past” is how we archive memories…good, bad, hopes, heartbreaks, and “I remember whens”. “The Past” is a has-been. It…
You cannot live in the past. The laws of time and eternity prohibit it. BUT, if you have not made peace with your past, your past is living in and with you. ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst…
Every moment of your life is precious, and you cannot get a single one of them back. So, to the degree that you do not intentionally bring your entire focus to this moment, the one…
If you’re not flowing with time, you’re not growing in time. ~Chaplain Michele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Time is a current, and as such, is always flowing…even as you read this. As the saying goes, “Time waits for no one.” And, you most certainly cannot get a minute of it back. So,…
Pain is excruciatingly painful. We don’t like pain. That’s why we constantly seek to avoid it. Healing is also painful, but in the most productive and positive way. Yet, because we don’t like pain, we…
You cannot live in the expectation of finding love in others if you cannot first find it in yourself. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
What’s in you goes out into the universe, so developing and tapping into the love within you is essential to your existence and to that of those around you. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on…
Your Spiritual Wellness consists of: Your Beliefs Your Convictions Your Values Your spiritual wellness drives every other aspect and dimension of your life. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
The wellness of your spirit (Spiritual Wellness) drives your emotions, thoughts, speech, and behavior. You can tell if you are spiritually well by how you feel, what you think, what you say, and how you…
Nourish and nurture your spirit so you can lead a holistic, balanced life. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation. Forgiveness is spiritual. Reconciliation is physical (personal interactions). Everybody needs to forgive. Those involved can then determine if reconciliation is possible and desired. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on…
If you want healing in your life, you have to forgive. If you don’t want to forgive, stop asking for healing. They are a package deal. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Sometimes a spiritual redirection manifests as a temporary setback, but it’s a setback at all. It’s a course correction you needed to get on the path that leads you towards more life, health, and peace…
You are not defined by your circumstances, but you do have find healthy, non-dysfunctional ways to deal with them and the people around you. You cannot do this if you do not look after your…
Every breath represents yet another opportunity to do the right thing. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Do you really want to know why your relationships don’t work? Because everyone and everything is spiritual FIRST. What does this mean? 1. It means that if you do not understand your spiritual genealogy (your…
Do you know what season of your life you are currently in? ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
The change of seasons applies to your lifecycle at least as much as it does to the climate and environmental cycle. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
You are graced to be you. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
On several occasions, I have been asked to define the word “thrive”. Here’s my answer (the way I define thrive): To thrive means to live at an increasing level of spiritual awareness, self-awareness, and self-care…
In order to fully become your highest and best self, you have to appreciate who you are, where you are, especially the parts you may not like at the moment because they’re part of you,…
You are in the flow or current of time. Time is moving, and therefore, you are constantly being moved by time. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
You cannot control time. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Your spirit is the unseen part of you that connects you to the unseen part of the world you live in; and, even to eternity. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Time management is a form of self-care. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Assess Your Spiritual Wellness: Part 2 Assessing your spiritual wellness requires you to look inward. You have to ask yourself the right, and sometimes hard, questions to get honest answers. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is…
Assess Your Spiritual Wellness Take the time to assess your spiritual wellness. This is a private exercise because you, and you alone, are the steward of your personal beliefs and values. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele…
3 Discouraging Developments That Diminish Your Spiritual Wellness 1. Bereavement (Loss) 2. Betrayal 3. Disappointment ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
3 Encouraging Expressions That Edify Your Spiritual Wellness 1. Appreciation 2. Fulfillment 3. Kindness ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
What practices do you consider to be nurturing to your spirit? ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Develop practices that nurture your spirit. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Improving your spiritual wellness requires consistency and constancy. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
We have to learn and develop resilience in order to bounce back from challenges. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
Attempts to “hack” or shortcut your life process will only lead you back to repeating those parts of your process until you learn the lessons meant for you to learn. ~ChaplainMichele #SpiritFirst Chaplain Michele is…