Shame. This is a topic of an episode I recorded or recorded many months back. It is relevant today as it was when I shamed first lifted its ugly head. Shortly after creation, shame arises from a cursed consciousness. This is the foundation of o

Prayer

Aug 23rd, 2021 12m 25s

Our prayers, easy to turn them into flowery platitudes of spiritual sounding rhetoric. People face difficult times and they asked for prayer and prayer is what we turn to when we're faced with suffering or calamity. These practices diminish the

Fall Six Times, Rise Seven

Aug 13th, 2021 10m 45s

Fall six times rise seven. This has been a refrain for my life, and perhaps it resonates with you as well. It's my paraphrase from a wisdom writing of Solomon these past few years. Well, a good majority of my life really I've had physical issue

God's Love

Jul 30th, 2021 8m 8s

God's love for humanity. It's amazing. The following poetical verses one of my favorites, was shared by my dear friend and mentor Helene. She shared it with me many years ago and it's something I still meditate upon frequently. It's written by

So Much More for Women of Faith

Jul 24th, 2021 12m 11s

Hi, this is Sandra Vernon with face society. And you're listening to the art of connection, woman to woman, heart, to heart messages from my heart to yours, because we, women are all about relationships and connections. This podcast brings you

Making The Best Use Our Time

Apr 28th, 2020 17m 17s

Residence or Reference Point?

Dec 2nd, 2018 15m 6s

[00:00] The past, how do you view it? How does it impact your life? Do you find yourself dwelling there with sweet memories or perhaps the past haunts you with regrets or the what ifs or should have been? The past is powerful. It can be wielded

Out of Control Lifestyle

Nov 25th, 2018 23m 35s

Do you ever feel out of control? Sometimes? Do you get frustrated with the things you attempt to control, knowing or quickly realizing that you can only do your part and cannot control the entire situation? Control when we feel out of control o

Connections Through Travel and Daily Life with Adrianne Waggoner

Oct 28th, 2018 29m 26s

Transitions are a part of life. We each go through them and for many of us, it is a transition from maidenhood to marriage and motherhood and like me, you may have arrived at Maven Hood. These transitions make life a roller coaster ride for sur

Feminine Power

Oct 21st, 2018 20m 59s

There are many movements that promote empowering we women, yet with each new wave, we seem to lose our way a bit more. A good majority are not more in the foundation or anchored with the core issues. So on today's podcast I will be speaking abo

Sharing Health & Happiness with Pam Hedge

Oct 14th, 2018 29m 1s

Have you ever considered how you might regain your good health or maintain the health you have? How about the excitement and challenge of downsizing and this after living on a farm? Well, on today's podcast, it is my distinct pleasure to have m

Shame Revisited; Because Shame Revisits Us

Oct 7th, 2018 18m

My friend and I were discussing shame. She was wondering if you really ever got over it. The shame we have, she was wondering if one just had to endure it to some degree. We each have shame that is hidden away. Our resiliency, our ability to bo

For the Love of Fitness; Pilates with Laura Donatteli

Sep 30th, 2018 30m 19s

What is your favorite way to get some exercise? Are you a member of a gym or a fitness boutique or perhaps enjoy exercise training at home on your TV. Perhaps you are a runner or a power walker. Fitness is not only good for our bodies and healt

Busyness and multi-tasking; does it help or hurt faithfulness and consistency?

Sep 23rd, 2018 16m 15s

Busyness not busyness, but busy ness seems epidemic, perhaps pandemic now days, and with it, the mantra of how good multitasking is, while multitasking is often necessary in some circumstances, motherhood as an example, research and common sens

Love, Acceptance and the Search for Truth

Sep 16th, 2018 13m 10s

To be loved and accepted runs deep. It's hardwired in us from the birth stories of orphanage, infants who do not thrive as they are denied physical touch and gentle, nurturing our heart ringing reality of this need our souls need nurturing and

Setting the Course of Life Through the Power of Words With Guest Kathy Gamache Anderson

Sep 9th, 2018 33m 2s

Have you ever been afflicted with rats you know, really awful thoughts or been plagued with stinking thinking? Do you find that you are stuck in life and can't move along? On today's podcast, I am both honored and excited to have my friend and

While Waiting Serve and Draw Close to God, a Christian's Perspective

Sep 2nd, 2018 16m 9s

Waiting, waiting in line at the food store, do you always search out the shortest line or the line? It seems to be moving the quickest only to have it slow to a turtle's pace. Once you join it, waiting in traffic as it snarls along, slowing to

The Lie of The Mirror, Body Image Starts In The Mind

Aug 19th, 2018 13m 23s

What is a healthy body image? Do you have one or do you know of anyone who has one, and if they do, are they truly satisfied with what their body looks like? Hi, Sandra Vernon with the art of connection and on today's podcast I will be addressi

What's Your View On Beauty? A Woman's Perspective

Aug 12th, 2018 18m 2s

On today's podcast, I will be speaking about a popular word, but with a twist. Sandra Vernon here with the art of connection and the topic for today is beauty, but first a quote, would you agree with what Alice Walker has to say about beauty? W

Hospitality and Connecting

Aug 5th, 2018 10m 19s

Our theology is best expressed in our hospitality. What do you think about this quote? What does our hospitality say about us? In today's podcast, I'll be talking about hospitality. It is another way we can connect with others and here at face

Empathy

Jul 29th, 2018 9m 21s

When we remember the humanity of another, there is no other, there is only us. Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another. These two quotes by Ann Voskamp, a wonderful au

The Power of Mindset to Crush Shame

Jul 22nd, 2018 27m 3s

On today's podcast, I'll be talking about the much ignored issue of shame, often ignored, very seldom spoken of, but it is something that is damaging our souls. We speak of anger and depression and anxiety, and it's good to deal with these powe

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