Many people tell me their dreams feel different lately.   More vivid. More persistent. More emotionally charged. They wake with an image or a feeling that stays with them long after the day begins.   Often, the question that follows is simple: Should I be paying attention to this?   Dreams don’t arrive by accident. But we’re often left without instructions on how to understand their language. They speak in images, emotions, and scenes that resist tidy explanation. That can ma

Jason felt torn.  He had always intended for his business to be about more than profit alone. For Jason, a critical aspect of leadership was how his company could foster the spiritual health and well-being of everyone who worked there. The problem? Jason didn’t know how to pursue business goals in a way that genuinely nurtured people. And the lack of a spiritual dimension at work was beginning to show. He and the staff were starting to feel the workplace as a hamster wheel ra

Anthony set his phone on the table. “I’m doing everything I’m supposed to,” he said. “Scripture, prayer lists, journaling. And somehow I feel further away.”   I poured some tea into his mug and let the hum of the room catch up with us. “What would you like to have happen, now that you’ve done all those things?” I wondered. He closed his eyes for a moment. “I want God to show up and give me some answers! I want to know what to do to feel like I am right in life.” He turned his

"I think I've lost my sense of purpose," Lena whispered.   We gave the sentence a pause to settle. We sat for a while. Lena's voice was thin at first, then ste adier on the second try, "Yeah, there is an emptiness that just loops 'What is even the point?'"   She started making the laundry list to fight the feeling for a moment: she'd worked more hours, put in more effort, done more reading, made more lists. The harder she tried, the farther away meaning seemed to feel. There

You’re together, and somehow lonely. The kitchen is dim and kind. Two phones sleep by the sink. The dishwasher hums, steady and impersonal. You trade updates: soccer pickup, a budget line, a text from your sister. Your voices glide, but the room feels thin.   Loneliness in marriage or partnership isn’t failure, and it isn’t fate. It’s a threshold; a signal that the relationship is asking for a different kind of communication. Not more words or louder arguments, but truer

As the cold light from your screen glows in the dark, pros and cons multiply, and your chest tightens like a fist. You choose, then un‑choose, and search for one more article to silence the unease. This is decision fatigue: too many inputs, thinning attention, and rising doubt. The Ignatian Examen for decision‑making offers a gentle, reliable way to move from overthinking to peace, and to reduce second-guessing after you choose.        Decision fatigue drains judgment; noise