I answered the following questions: “How do you become balanced again? Or stay balanced?” by saying you need to “Find activities that bring you joy in each circle: Mind, Body, and Soul.” I didn’t provide examples of what those activities could be or what they could look like or explained what I meant by joy.

Let’s talk about joy.

What are these three circles, mind, body, and soul?

How do they give us balance in our lives and what happens when one is unattended to?

What is a pilgrimage?
What is transformation?

As followers we are constantly on a pilgrimage (journey) with God in our faith. Sometimes, though, we get stuck and struggle in our journey. When this happens, we need to find new ways to meet God in the ordinary places of the world. We may need help to find connections with God.

A we ring in the new year, all around us conversations are occurring about resolutions and goals for the year. I have been seeing posts on Facebook this last week about reading a book each month, and so many people talk about weight loss or health goals, then go buy gym memberships, and by the end of January they have stopped going.