Loving the Imperfect

Send us Fan Mail Hello and Welcome to Loving the Imperfect!! Sometimes it can be hard to tell if you're experiencing a toxic environment.  The toxicity can disguise itself and sometimes you've been existing in it for so long you can no longer read the signs. Join me as Psalm 94 guides us into this topic, and I tell you a little of my own experience leaving a toxic work environment.  Book...

Send us Fan Mail How can you tell if the Holy Spirit is nudging you? In this episode along with a reading from the 87th Psalm, I'll tell the story of Nicodemus from the Book of John Chapter 3. This is one of my favorite scenes from the Bible, and it's one scene that brings to us the evidence that Jesus was a mystic and suggested that Nicodemus look at the holy teachings through a mystica...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and thank you for tuning in! I'm Brianne Turczynsk, a teacher, an author/journalist, a filmmaker, and a student of mysticism in the Christian tradition. Mysticism is the part of all religions and practices that unifies all people and practices, breaking down the walls around our beliefs built by religious dogma. Mysticism bypasses dogma and invites everyone to the same...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Loving the Imperfect! On this week's episode, I will briefly discuss Sufism and Rumi in this episode since Psalm 73 reminded me so much of some of Rumi's poems. For those of you who don't know what Sufism is, this would be a good episode to introduce you to one of the most mystical orders of Islam. It is an episode that reminds us to love each other and o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the Red Sea crossing and the scientific evidence that proves it may have occurred.  It's an episode that asks us to notice the miracles in our lives and the Spirit of Love's subtle nudges to glean meaning from everyday life. Books mentioned in this episode: Epic of Gilgamesh Angels in My Hair by Lorna Byrne No, really: There is a scientific ex...

Send us Fan Mail If talking about these topics is a trigger for you, please skip this episode. In this episode, I'll take you into the wilderness with me and talk more about my experience with the anxiety and panic attacks I endured for seven years. I will share the story of how I cured myself of them in the hope that this episode might help anyone out there listening who is dealing with this...

Send us Fan Mail In this tenth episode, I introduce you to Vita Sackville-West, owner and creator of Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent, England. She was my muse and the voice in my head for many years when I was doing a lot of gardening. I'm happy to tell you a little about her in this episode and share a reading from one of her garden books about olive trees. In Psalm 52, David compares hi...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me today. Please consider sharing or subscribing! In this episode I talk about leaving the crowd, our comfort zones, to seek what the Spirit is calling you to do. It also includes a brief teaching on the art of detachment. I mention several examples from scripture that speak to this. This episode also includes a reading from Psalm 45 which inspired the subjec...

Send us Fan Mail As Easter is approaching I thought we should take a closer look at Pontius Pilate, a man with whom Jesus is forever entwined. This episode offers a different approach to looking at those embedded in the system of unjust decision-making throughout the world and suggests that we muster up compassion in the most unexpected corners, breaking down our dualist patterns.  It also include...

Send us Fan Mail This episode contains a reading of Psalm 31, a psalm that brings to mind the crucifixion of Jesus.  I will share a reading from the poetry of Sappho, a Greek poetess of the year 600 B.C.E. I will compare her work to David's and share some history of this wonderful poet. Later in the episode, we will be blessed by the Mission Sisters of the Holy Spirit.  A few years ago I cond...

Send us Fan Mail  Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you who celebrate. We are going to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with some readings of John O'Donohue and end with a Celtic blessing. We dive into Psalm 24 and talk about God knocking on our ancient doors. I'll cover a brief history of St. Patrick and reveal the mystical ways of Celtic Spirituality. Today's show is dedicate...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, I share a reading from Psalm 17 and we get to know the Psalmist David as an author, poet, and fellow sailor navigating the stormy seas of life. I'll take one verse from Psalm 17: "Show me the wonders of your great love," and I'll suggest that, though David is asking this of God, we ask this of each other. In other words, how are we...

Send us Fan Mail How do we deal with a bully? In this episode, I talk about compassion while bringing in my own story along with the work of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the late Archbishop Desmund Tutu of South Africa, and Ariel Burger. For further reading check out The Book of Joy edited by Douglas Abrams and Witness: What I Learned from Elie Wiesel's Classroom by Ariel Burger. Thank you f...

Send us Fan Mail How do we see God in our enemies? How do we move toward peace with someone who has done something atrocious? Join me for a little reflection on breaking our hearts for peace in today's episode.  For more information about me and my work, please visit www. BrianneTurczynski.com or www. LovingTheImperfect.com #podcast #spirituality #episcopal #history #prayer #love #ministry #i...

Send us Fan Mail Have you been traumatized by religion? In today's episode, I'll tell my personal story about religious trauma and the impact it had on my life.  I'll also read the first Psalm as we begin our journey through the Psalms together. Each week I will read every seventh Psalm with a story from my personal experiences to go with it. Thank you for listening!  For more infor...

Send us Fan Mail This is our pilot episode on Psalm 47. Why start there? Because that's where I happened to be in my daily psalm readings. This, completely off-the-cuff, and unrehearsed episode explores the creative heart and gives listeners a taste of what's to come in future episodes. It will only get more imperfect from here.  Thank you for listening! #podcast #spirituality #episcopal...