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There is sometimes a perception that because I have been a pastor for the past 20 years and have been counseling at least as long, that I have my whole life together.

But honestly, that’s not always the case.

I struggle with many of the same things that you do, and that’s one of the reasons I write Alice at Dawn. So that we can tackle those questions together.

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Featured: The dissolution of a dream ...

A big, beautiful spider has set up her home outside my kitchen window. I have grown attached to her presence and greet her each morning, watching her work or sleep while I take my first few sips of coffee. For those who hate spiders, I see you. But she is where she belongs (outside) and […]

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One beggar ...

"Christianity is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread." (DT Niles)

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Oh, there you are ...

As I've noted before, I regularly attend a yoga class. And I regularly put my mat down in one specific spot. I always put my mat there, right next to the teacher, in the hopes some of her beautiful energy will transfer itself over to me. Plus, I always need to sneak a peek at […]

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You must have a room ...

Sacred space is an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. […]

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Mind over mattress ...

As spring rolls in, and the birds start to chirp earlier and earlier each morning, I am reminded of a Stephen Covey quote that always inspired me and my early morning walking friend of over 15 years. Here it is: "If we can overcome the pull of the flesh to arise early in the morning […]

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How much larger ...

"How much larger your life would be if your self could become smaller in it." (GK Chesterton)

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Lord of the dance!

They buried my body  and they thought I was gone but I am the dance and the dance goes on ... Happy Easter, friends! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-LCIMWH0Nc&app=desktop

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alice at dawn alice shirey blog
Welcome to Alice at Dawn. My short posts are meant to be regular reminders to keep walking, to keep living, to continue to listen to the voice deep within your spirit that whispers ... this is the way. Walk in it.

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