To the Estranged, the Grieving, the Abused, the Alone, I Hear You
I want to say to those of you out there hurting or isolated at this time: I hear you, and I feel for you.
Spiritual Healing
How to Foster Civility
To foster civility, I would simplify it down to being unabashedly authentic, and to amplify every good around you and within you.
Mingled Seed (Polly Preaching #9)
“Thou shalt not sew thy field with mingled seed.” (Lev 19:19). What does that mean?
Attitude (Quote by Charles Swindoll)
I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it.
My Benediction for our 20th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Service
I am sharing these words at our town’s 9/11 memorial service today, representing local clergy.
Aligned and Fully Happy (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Are you more interested in life or in your thoughts?
How to “Grey Rock” a Narcissist
The term grey rocking may stem from the durability, dispassionateness, and longevity of a simple grey rock, but I also like to think of how strong it is to build foundations with!
Ingratitude of Barren Lives (Polly Preaching #7)
Live! Get moving, be grateful, use your gifts, appreciate all the good around you.
Within Me (Poem by Albert Camus)
No matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger…
What You Do and Think Matters!
Every error we overcome in our own life, supports the eventual overthrowing of error in the entire world.
“Casting Down Imaginations” (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Get rid of the bad type of imagination, but be sure to cultivate the good kind.
Show Your Soul (Quote by Clarissa Pinkola Estes)
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.
No Shame in Going Through Grief
In direct proportion to your genuine authenticity, integrity, and patience, you will find functional consolation.