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Mind, Body, Spirit

January 6, 2020 By Karl Shallowhorn

“My body and mind may fail, but God is my strength and my portion forever.”Psalm 73:26 It’s the year 2020. As I write this on New Year’s Day, I cannot help but reflect on what this year may bring forth. For me, my family, my friends and for our world. This sense of unknowing can […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Recovery Tagged With: Healthy living, Mental Health Network, new year's, stress, UCC, United Church of Christ

Finding a Safe Place

October 28, 2019 By Bob Griggs

The picture with this post is of the Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon. It’s a beautiful place, an oasis of tranquility in the midst of a busy city. On tour through the garden, our guide pointed out various Chinese symbols and icons. For example, she told us that the bat stands for good fortune and […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Recovery Tagged With: AA, Alcoholism, Bob Griggs, Chinese Garden, garden, Mental Health Network, mental illness, recovery, safe places, tranquility, UCC, United Church of Christ

Sun and Surf and Sand
in my Toes

April 8, 2019 By Rev. Kirk Moore (he, him, his)

{With apologies to, and a hat tip to the estate of Ian Dury and the continuing legacy of The Blockheads.} Sun and surf and sand in my toesIs all my brain and body need Sun and surf and sand in my toesIs very good indeed Are you singing a tune in your head? Yeah — […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living Tagged With: Balance, creation, Ian Dury, Mental Health Network, Nature, UCC, United Church of Christ

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