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Not Strictly Spiritual celebrates 17 years

January 24, 2025 • writing

It was 17 years ago today — on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists — that I launched this blog. (You can read my original blog post from this date in 2008 HERE.) So, happy anniversary to me! And thank you to all of you who have ...

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Multitasking is not a virtue: new podcast episode

April 25, 2022 • podcasts

We live in a world where we are expected to do two things at once, or ten things at once. Multitasking is seen as a virtue, something that means we are ...

Transformation by storm

April 6, 2022 • Life Lines

We are nearing the end of our 40-day pilgrimage through Lent, but the truth is that we are on a pilgrimage that never ends. Our entire spiritual life is ...

Be Quiet! Why silence is so important

April 1, 2022 • podcasts

Episode 6 of my podcast, Life Lines with Mary DeTurris Poust, has posted. You can listen on any of your favorite apps (Spotify, Apple Music, Google, Amazon ...

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Self-care: Getting an expensive wake-up call

November 27, 2017 • Cravings, Life in My 50s

When I gave up my home-based business to start working in an outside office full time more than two years ago, I gave up a lot more than writing in my ...

Everything is blessing. Yes, even that.

November 20, 2017 • Life in My 50s, Life Lines

'Tis the season to give thanks, but what if we change things up a bit this time around? It could be a gratitude throw down of epic proportions, if we all ...

With every step, say, “Jesus”

October 13, 2017 • Life Lines, retreats

I was recently sitting in a log-cabin chapel on a beautiful lake in the lower Adirondack Mountains when the woman next to me offered a prayer intention ...

Spiritual medicine from a wise Trappist monk

September 2, 2017 • Life Lines

The past few months have been quite a spiritual roller-coaster for me due to an experience in early summer that pushed me past the breaking point. I couldn’t ...

Join me for a weekend retreat at Pyramid Life Center

August 13, 2017 • retreats

If you're within driving distance of New York's Capital Region and/or the lower Adirondacks, you are within retreat range! There are still a few more spots ...

Miscarriage: love and loss 19 years later

August 6, 2017 • family

My annual tribute to the baby I lost, the baby I call Grace: For the past few days I’ve been looking at the numbers on the calendar, growing more and more ...

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