Friday, December 23, 2005

When the Well Runs Dry

What does a person do when the well runs dry, when you have no ideas or feel unimaginative? What do you do when you haven't a clue what to write about? Afterall, the theme of spirituality is somewhat limited in scope

abandonment
abide
ablution
absence
absolute
absolution
abstinence
abundance
abyss
acceptance
account
accurse
accuse
achieve
acquire
actions
activism
activity
actualization
adapt
adequacy
advent
affect
affection
affirm
affirmation
agape
age
alchemy
alive
almighty
altar
amazement
amen
angels
anger
animate
announce
anoint
answers
apocalypse
apologetic
apostle
arrival
art
ascend
asceticism
aspiration
assembly
assurance
attitude
atonement
authority
awakening
bad
balance
balm
banquet
baptism
baptize
be
beatitude
beatify
beauty
becoming
beginning
being
belief
believe
benediction
beneficence
benevolence
beyond
bible
birth
bishop
blame
bless
blessing
bliss
blood
body
bountiful
bounty
breath
brokenness
build
burden
call
calling
calm
canon
captive
care
carry
catholic
celebrate
celibacy
center
ceremony
certainty
chance
change
chant
chaos
character
charism
charity
chaste
chastity
childlike
chosen
christen
church
cleanse
cleric
cognition
collaborate
collect
comfort
coming of age
commandments
commemorate
commitment
communication
communion
community
concern
condemn
confess
confession
confirm
confound
congregation
connect
conscience
conscious
consciousness
consecrate
contemplation
continence
continuation
contribute
contribution
contrition
control
covenant
convent
convert
cooperation
corrupt
cosmos
council
counsel
courage
creation
credo
creed
crisis
cross
crucifixion
crucify
cry
damned
dance
dark
darkness
day
dearth
death
decency
decree
dedicate
defense
deficient
defile
define
dehumanize
deity
delight
deliverance
denial
denomination
depression
depths
descend
desecrate
desert
design
desire
development
devotion
devout
diatribe
differences
direction
disagreement
disapproval
disciple
discipline
discovery
discrimination
disease
disillusion
dispensation
dissent
distance
divine
divinity
doctrine
dogma
dominion
dream
dying
discernment
earth
ecumenical
edifice
ego
ejaculate ; )
elevate
embody
embrace
emotion
empathy
empower
enable
enlightenment
episcopacy
espoused
esteem
eternal
ethics
eucharist
evangelization
everlasting
evil
excommunicate
exercises
exist
existential
expectation
experience
explanation
exploitation
expression
faith
fall
family
faraway
farthermost
favor
fecund
feast
feed
feelings
fellowship
female
feminine
festival
flock
follow
forgive
forgiveness
fortitude
foundation
fragrance
freedom
fruitful
fulfillment
fullness
fundamentalism
future
garden
gather
genealogy
generosity
gentle
gift
give
giving
glory
god
goodwill
grace
gratitude
ground
growth
guilt
hail
happiness
harmony
hatred
heal
healing
heart
heaven
heights
helpfulness
hermitage
hero
heroic
history
holiness
holy
home
honor
hope
hopelessness
human
humanity
humility
hunger
hymn
ideal
ideology
idolatry
illusion
image
imagination
imitate
immaculate
imminence
immortal
impediment
individual
indulgence
infinite
initiation
inner
insight
insignificance
inspiration
instruction
intelligence
intention
intercession
interminable
internal
interpretation
inward
irrelevant
jealousy
journey
judge
judgment
just
justice
karma
kingdom
knowledge
lack
laity
lament
land
laud
laugh
law
leadership
least
leaven
libation
liberation
life
light
likeness
loneliness
longsuffering
lord
love
man
manifest
manna
marriage
masculine
matriarch
matrimony
matter
meaning
meditation
meek
melancholy
mercy
messenger
metanoia
mind
ministry
miracle
modernism
moment
monasticism
morality
mortal
mountain
music
mystic
myth
naked
name
narcissism
narration
nation
nativity
natural
nature
near
necessity
need
negativism
neglect
neighbor
newness
night
nirvana
nomadic
nothing
now
nurture
obedience
oblation
obligation
observance
ode
offering
offertory
oil
ointment
omnipotent
omnipresent
omniscient
oneness
openness
opportunity
optimism
order
ordination
origins
other
pagan
pain
paradise
parish
parishioner
passage
passion
past
path
patriarch
peace
penance
pentacost
pentateuch
perception
perfection
perish
perspective
persecution
person
pessimism
physical
piety
pilgrim
pilgrimage
pity
place
plan
pleasure
plight
poetic
pontificate
possessiveness
positive
possible
potential
poverty
power
practice
praise
prayer
predestination
predetermination
prejudice
presence
present
priest
priesthood
primacy
principle
priority
proclaim
prodigal
process
profess
profound
progress
promise
promulgate
pronounce
proof
prophecy
prophet
providence
psalm
purgatory
purpose
quench
quest
question
quiet
quietude
reality
realm
reason
recitation
reconciliation
reconnection
recreate
redemption
refresh
regimen
relationships
relativism
release
relic
relief
religion
religious
rejection
remnant
remorse
renew
repent
repose
repress
resentment
respect
response
rest
restore
resurrection
retreat
reunion
revelation
revenge
reverence
revival
right
righteous
righteousness
rites
ritual
rubric
rule
sabbath
sacerdotal
sackcloth
sacrament
sacred
sacrifice
sadness
safety
saint
sainthood
salvation
sanctify
sanctity
sanctuary
satisfaction
saved
scripture
seasons
secular
sect
seed
seek
selfish
selfless
separation
serenity
serpent
service
sexuality
shame
shepherd
sign
silence
sin
sing
sleep
slumber
solemnity
solicitude
solitude
song
sorrow
soul
soulful
sovereignty
special
spirit
spirituality
splendor
stain
star
still
stillness
story
strength
success
suffer
suffering
sufficiency
supernatural
surprise
symbol
tabernacle
temperament
temple
test
thankfulness
thanks
thanksgiving
theism
theology
theophany
thirst
thought
tithe
tolerance
torah
tradition
transcendence
transfigure
transition
transparency
traverse
tribe
trinity
triumphant
trust
truth
ubiquitous
ultimate
unbelief
unbounded
uncertainty
unconscious
understanding
unify
unity
universal
unknown
unworthy
uplift
urgency
utmost
validity
value
venerable
venerate
vengeance
verse
vessel
vestment
vicar
vicarious
victim
vigilance
violate
virtue
vision
visitation
vocation
voice
vow
wail
wait
waken
walk
wander
want
wash
watch
watchfulness
water
way
weak
weary
weakness
weep
welcoming
wellspring
will
willingness
wind
window
wise
wisdom
withdraw
witness
woman
wonder
wondrous
word
work
works
world
worship
worthy
wrong
yoke
youth
youthfulness
zeal

Wishing you all ideas and imagination this holiday season!

Copyright 2005 Don Neale, Jr.
All rights reserved.

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