by Beth Hedquist | Sep 19, 2018 | Hope, Surrender
I have been aware of wrestling with an on again, off again feeling of hopelessness for a couple of years now. I suspect it’s been residing in me most of my life, but it seems to be a rather frequent visitor these days. Hopelessness. Despair. Resignation....
by Beth Hedquist | Jul 9, 2018 | Facing Your Fears, Gratitude, Grief, Meditation, Surrender
I think the whole world has been watching the story of the Thai soccer players who wandered into a cave and got trapped by rising water. Of course, we were all rooting for the children to live. Our country has needed a story where we care deeply about the welfare of...
by Beth Hedquist | Jun 25, 2018 | Aliveness, Facing Your Fears, Surrender, Trust Your Heart
Back in the good ‘ole days when I had just discovered the Pathwork and signed up for a local group, I found myself a part of a community of seekers who were delving into the courageous work of facing themselves on a level that I had never previously experienced....
by Beth Hedquist | May 1, 2018 | Aliveness, Facing Your Fears, Surrender
Doubt has been up for me lately. I have felt it in myself, and have seen it reflected in the words and actions of others. Doubt in self, in others, in Life, and in God. I have also seen others desperately clinging to their faith, as if doubt were some kind of...
by Beth Hedquist | Apr 17, 2018 | Facing Your Fears, Surrender
“We are not here just to comfort the afflicted, but to afflict the comfortable.” I read this quote recently in a blog I follow and it has remained with me, prodding me to explore it deeper. I discovered the statement was...
by Beth Hedquist | Mar 19, 2018 | Commitment, Surrender
**This blog post continues a series I am writing on the Pathwork Stages of Commitment. In previous posts we covered the First Stage, which explores the spiritual journey on the personal level of self-responsibility — a necessary foundation. We also covered the...