Stories for the Soul

Anyone would have a story or two to tell on how they have overcome a recent struggle or setback in life. Below are bits and pieces of stories which have personally touched me these recent weeks and ones I would truly like to share with a person or two on a similar journey of wanting to cross over that next bridge ahead or eagerly waiting to jump over that tall wall and see the next side of the fence. "Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith”… Allow me to share these stories of faith and healing…

The Story of a Soul, the autobiography of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, is a spiritual classic and is one of the most beautiful autobiographies ever written. Sister Thérèse wrote this autobiography out of obedience to Mother Agnes of Jesus (her religious superior who was also her sister, Pauline). Her autobiography reveals her deep love of God and draws the reader into the beautiful workings of grace within her soul.

If you want to change your body, change what you eat and how you exercise. If you want to change your outlook on life, change what you read and put it into practice.

Want to know how to discover and mine the lessons of your soul's journey? Sit down with a journal (or use a tape recorder) and begin to write or tell the story of your life, starting with the first major event you recall that left an impact. It might help to write or speak your story in the third person, like it happened to someone else.

What happened and what meaning did you take away from the first event? Keep going and follow the stream of your life. What events shaped you, at what age, and what did you make of them at the time? What do you see and feel about those events today? What recurring themes do you notice?

Often in life we feel down and slumping in our life. At these times our soul needs inspiration just like the body needs food. We all need inspiration to free our soul from the bondage of worries and give our life a direction. Inspiration is food for our soul that desperately drives us to be better and be the person we dream to be.

Good inspirational stories and quotes are a great way to uplift our soul fill it with hope and optimism. Stories are a powerful tool to touch our heart. A good inspirational story motivates us to keep fighting for our heart’s desires and dream. Inspiring Stories trigger an emotional pulse point in our hearts and minds when we are in a distressing situation. At the time of distress, the inspirational stories can help us to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and give us the burst of hope and courage to persevere. The stories teach us lessons, fills our heart with hope and make us feel better.

The Soul in Everyday Life argues that modern psychology has given up on dealing with the idea of soul (or psyche), even though the field is named after it. If psychology wishes to be truly satisfying, it needs to be more than behavioral science, according to Daniel Chapelle. He concludes that psychology can only satisfy the deepest human needs when it can offer a sense of soul in everyday life. He explores ways of restoring this sense of soul to everyday life by examining how talk about something as elusive as the soul is possible and by reanimating a sense for what the notion of soul can mean.