danielleklafter
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Building Meaningful Work
What is meaningful work and how do we go about it? Whether you are creating something, serving clients, running a business, or being a parent, we all have to face the question of “why do we do the things that… Continue reading
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An Infinite Number of Ways to be Born Again
Being born again is about presence and a way of being in the world. It’s about reaching for new lenses each time the one you currently hold gets too scratched or cloudy. We grow out of our current stages of… Continue reading
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Seeking Validation and the Rat Race of Social Media
Why am turning to the feeds? Am I bored? Insecure? Looking for worth? Spiraling in comparisons? Venting my anger? Numbing out to avoid something more difficult in my life, or even just a mundane task or a five-minute wait that… Continue reading
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Perceptions of Time
“We all have the same amount of time, so feeling like we have all the time in the world is really about managing expectations. Some suffering, the kind we must learn to be good at, is inevitable. But other suffering… Continue reading
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Spacious Lament
I had to leave church in order to grieve and be a mess because my grief and mess seemed to make others uncomfortable. They didn’t know what to do with me. Some sadness might be allowed, but then it needed… Continue reading
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Prayer as a Way of Being in the World
In The Awakened Heart, Gerald G. May writes, “I think most people have trouble with prayer because prayer is really an act of love, and therefore demands vulnerability. As with the love, the more we try to control prayer, the… Continue reading
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Jesus Doesn’t Fix Everything
At the root of asking, Why do bad things happen? is a much deeper, dangerous question: Does God love me? Personally, I think the challenge is to answer the second question without always getting a clear answer to the first.… Continue reading
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The Transformative Power of Doubt
Doubt is not a sign of weakness or something to be ashamed of. It’s not an omen of the death of your faith. It’s an invitation to open and trust. It’s an opportunity to acknowledge that you are part of… Continue reading
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The Flaws of Sacred Texts
I don’t believe in the infallibility of scripture anymore. Depending on who you are, I’m aware reading that statement may have just caused you an incredible amount of anxiety or defensiveness. That’s okay. I’d encourage you to take a deep… Continue reading
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Expectation vs. Hope
Expectations often work as demands, while hope is willing to suffer through the messiness of life and disappointments without giving up. Expectations clench things tightly in a fist, while hope holds hands open, willing to surrender. Continue reading
Danielle Klafter 