by Candyl Eyster | Sep 14, 2015 | inspiration, Sin categorizar, Spiritual Care
There are people among us whose steadfast devotion changes lives and influences the course of events. People who refuse to be disillusioned or discouraged, who never lose sight of the ideal towards which they are striving. They are indefatigable, somehow maintaining...
by Candyl Eyster | Sep 7, 2015 | inspiration, Sin categorizar, Spiritual Care
What is it that keeps you up at night? All of us wrestle with this fierce opponent at points in our lives. Fear can immobilize us. It can cower us into choosing the safe path instead of the one our courage is calling us to. It can fool us into thinking that we are...
by Candyl Eyster | Aug 24, 2015 | inspiration, monday message, Spiritual Care
Have you ever seen someone looking for their reading glasses when they are sitting right there on their head? Here they are rummaging through their purse or brief case, searching every flat surface in the house, running out to the car to see if they left them there;...
by Candyl Eyster | Aug 17, 2015 | inspiration, Sin categorizar, Spiritual Care
One of my favorite old sayings goes like this: When you are born You cry and the world rejoices Live your life in such a way That when you die The world cries and you rejoice! Such a wonderful turn of phrase and such a beautiful sentiment. To die with no regrets,...
by Candyl Eyster | Aug 3, 2015 | inspiration
I heard a story about a refugee from an impoverished 3rd world country going to a grocery store her in the U.S. for the first time. She stood in the cereal aisle, paralyzed by indecision, as she faced the seemingly endless choices colorfully displayed in front of...
by Candyl Eyster | Jul 13, 2015 | inspiration, Spiritual Care
I remember being shown in to the private study of my major professor in graduate school. It was a large room with floor to ceiling book shelves brimming over with books. There were books on every surface as well and a big oak desk stacked high with papers. Behind...