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Seven Daily Practices to Transform Your Life
Embed from Getty Images—In this inaugural episode of Spiritually Fit, Chris Forte talks about the evolution of Spiritual Fitness. Spiritual Fitness is an enlightened daily practice which is intended...
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Live Your Truth
Embed from Getty ImagesHear a clip from Oprah Winfrey’s powerful speech at the Golden Globes. “What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have.” We discuss...
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The Gay Rabbi
—“I can’t believe that!” said Alice in Alice through the Looking Glass.“Can’t you?” the Queen said in a pitying tone. “Try again: draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.”Alice laughed. “There’s no use...
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The Mystical Power of Prayer
—As a musician and singer, I have been fascinated with the subject of sound and the recitation of prayers having the power to heal. Besides reducing stress levels, improving sleep, lowering blood...
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#Daditude — Case File 7: Enlightenment
Dad Attitude: Our Inner WorldsIn a sunlit patio next to the church at my sons’ preschool is a circular labyrinth painted into the concrete. You wouldn’t notice it unless you looked closely; the sun...
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Pennies from Heaven
—“If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.”If you know me, you know I have a pretty good relationship with God. No, I’m not religious. Rather, thanks to my personal epiphany, I’ve spent the...
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A Man Transformed
—Looking out the window of my family room and seeing our vecinos, neighbors, I began to think about how much I will miss Mexico. I moved to Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico from the United States with my wife...
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You Cannot Get by Prayer What You Should Get by Character and Obedience
—“A man’s character is his fate.” — HeraclitusThomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States once said, “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal;...
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A Prayer for Election Day 2018
—God of Justice and Mercy,We lift our prayers to you in this moment of great uncertainty. The world feels unstable, as if the supports that buttress our reality have rotted, and the anchored world so...
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It is in My Hands
There was a very old woman who lived in a small village and was known for her wisdom. The children in town decided they were going to deceive the old woman and ruin her reputation. A young boy caught a...
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A Man’s Routine
Do you wake up in the morning and wish you could go back to bed? You have a full day planned, but sleep sounds better than attending meetings and handling other important tasks. I have been there. This...
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Doing the Work of Resistance
If you are in the business of pursuing justice and peace, you need to get to work! All the structural injustice that surrounds us isn’t going to fight itself, after all. The work of resistance is...
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Two Strategies for Men Looking to Improve
A significant number of men struggle with low self-esteem. I would argue that many of the conflicts we witness at the hands of male leaders stem from a lack of confidence. We don’t love ourselves and...
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The Day I Learned How To Pray
A lot of new and interesting concepts have come my way through the submissions I receive as a Lead Editor at The Good Men Project. Touching on various topics, ranging from the importance of family to...
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The Power of Encouragement and Trust
— Being an encourager isn’t something that has dependably fallen into place without a hitch for me. Honestly, I was bound to take a critical or “intense love” approach when managing individuals,...
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Why You Shouldn’t Neglect Physical Self-Care
— Everyone should practice self-care, but many don’t know how. Discussion around self-care is often ambiguous and confusing. It’s easy to get caught up in your thoughts, letting them run an endless...
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This or Something Better
— This or something better. I’ve added “this or something better to the end of my prayers, especially the ones where I make requests. Its an act of surrender. It says, I trust that if You don’t give me...
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Finding Faith
In the early days of our journey, the months after our son’s autism diagnosis and my return from my last deployment to Iraq, things were unimaginably difficult. He wouldn’t sleep. Whatever devolution...
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Something for the Mind to Chew
I was invited to a gathering around the table at the lovely suburban Philadelphia area home of my friends Gary and Clare. Each person who was there is a beautiful blend of the mainstream and...
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Sink a Joe — Shift a Shack
When we put our home on the market last spring to relocate from the mid-west to the Pacific Northwest, we received advice from numerous people encouraging us to buy a small statue of St. Joseph and...
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