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REV. GARRETT A. FOSTER
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Choosing Love
One of the “consequences” of committing to a life filled with more love and consciousness is that you realize even more fully the power...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Love Unplugged — Lessons from the Enneagram
I am writing this on a plane headed to Merida, Mexico, for an eight-day stay. It feels a bit strange but also exhilarating to be...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Saying ‘Yes’
Joseph Campbell, the author of The Hero’s Journey, says: “The warrior’s approach is to say, ‘yes’ to life; ‘yes’ to it all.” How many of...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Strange Love
I love it when I have a clear idea about what I’m going to write — only to discover that spirit has an entirely different plan. It’s...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: The Book of Love
Imagine that just for today your life is a book — you are a book. A book’s cover is typically the first thing a person sees. Since our...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: A Supernova Lesson in Love
This past weekend my partner Brian and I watched the film Supernova in which Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth play a longtime couple facing...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Food of the Soul
I share a lot of myself in this blog. I share my fears, shortcomings and struggles. I share my dreams and passions. I share my memories —...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Love Lies Waiting
I shared a prayer this week in an online circle I lead every Monday morning. I always try to read something that seems relevant to our...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Love Them Anyway
I think about love — a lot. I reflect on where I succeed and where I miss the mark. I try to make sense of a world in which what I see on...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Love in the Final Stretch
Sometimes I think I have my entire life ahead of me; sometimes I think I’m in the final stretch. Maybe you know how that feels. I will...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Conditional Love
A childhood classmate recently posted an old photo of the Catholic school we attended together. The building was as imposing as I...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Walking on the Path of Love
I spent the day yesterday “Walking on the Path of Mary Magdalene” with Susie Verde in a workshop offered by One Spirit Learning Alliance....
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20212 min read
From the Heart: Putting Down Our Knives
I am trying to figure out how I feel tonight — and now again in the morning for the second time. Like many, I am watching the election...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Labor of Love
I made a vow a few months ago to “do what I love — and to spread love doing it.” I took the words of that vow seriously. I really thought...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Hand Me the Remote
Think of your favorite TV show. Really think. Not just any TV show but one that you would do anything not to miss. Now imagine that you...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Uncovering Our Wholeness
Let’s do a practice together today that can change the world. If we each spend just 20 minutes in loving-kindness meditation, miracles...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20213 min read
From the Heart: Caregiving With Love
I find myself in the bittersweet, full-circle moment of transitioning my mother to assisted living. She moved this week. I’ve heard...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Balancing the Enneagram
I did not survive cancer three times to succumb to the cancer in the White House, our government, or in my thinking about it. I...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Bouncing Back From Adversity ... Together
How do you define resilience? How resilient are you — really? When you think of resiliency, what person immediately comes to mind? I...
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Garrett A. Foster
Nov 5, 20214 min read
From the Heart: Love Hurts — and Heals
Whenever I hear the song “Love Hurts,” I am transported back to 1976 and the band Nazareth. It was the year we celebrated the...
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