Practical Spirituality

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=250 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> newsletter sign-up:  <A HREF="newsletter_sign_up.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter sign up"><U>click here</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:wmeades@gmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wmeades@gmail.com"><U>EMAIL WES</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="https://practicalspirituality.wordpress.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://practicalspirituality.wordpress."><U>Wes's Practical Spirituality Blog</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.twitter.com/WMEades" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.twitter.com/WMEades"><U>Follow Wes on Twitter</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wesley-M-Eades-PhD/300696692112?ref=ts" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wesley-M-E"><U>Wes's FaceBook Page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practical Spirituality"><U>WMEades.com Home Page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.counseling-waco.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.counseling-waco.com"><U>Counseling-Waco Home Page</U></A></div> <div> ___________________________</div> <div> <A HREF="aboutme.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wes Eades, PhD"><U>Wes Eades, PhD</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="paige.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paige Cunningham, LCSW"><U>Paige Cunningham, LCSW</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="eric.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eric Meyer, PhD"><U>Eric Meyer, PhD</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="salley.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Salley Schmid, LMTFA"><U>Salley Schmid, LMTFA</U></A> </div> <div> ___________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id518.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Making an Appointment"><U>Making an Appointment</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="policies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Policies"><U>Policies</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="cost.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cost of Counseling"><U>Cost of Counseling</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="helpfularticles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helpful Articles"><U>Helpful Articles</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="directions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions to Office"><U>Directions to Office</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="booksummaries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Summaries"><U>Book Summaries</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="counseling.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pastoral Counseling"><U>Pastoral Counseling</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="premarriage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Premarriage Counseling"><U>Premarriage Counseling</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="enneagram.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Enneagram"><U>The Enneagram</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="faith.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="When Faith Doesnt Work"><U>When Faith Doesn't Work</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.centexintergroup.org/schedule/schedule_local.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.centexintergroup.org/schedule"><U>Alcoholics Anonymous Mtgs</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theravive.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theravive.com"><U><IMG SRC="83da03c0.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" >  </div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="702" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#444444" BORDERCOLORDARK="#DDDDDD" FRAME="BELOW" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 122 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="869b8ab0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <B>Wesley M. Eades Ph.D.</B></div> <div> <I>professional counseling within a spiritual context</I></div> <bR> <div> Licensed Professional Counselor, Texas (approved supervisor)</div> <div> Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Texas (approved supervisor)</div> <div> Member - College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> P.O. Box 2421</div> <div> National Lloyd's Buidling, 9th & Austin #803</div> <div> Waco, Texas 76706</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="258"><div> 254-498-7176</div> <div> fax  254-230-4401</div> <div> wmeades@gmail.com</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="690" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#AAAAAA" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="ABOVE" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 110 ><NOBR><div> <B>Life will always present difficult challenges to</B></div> <div> <B>creative and loving people who are determined to</B></div> <div> <B>make the most of this gift.</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 300 ><NOBR><div> Personal growth comes in many forms and names:</div> <bR> <div>     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B> counseling </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>         marriage enrichment      </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>             spiritual direction</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                 psychotherapy</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                    consultation</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                         analysis</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                             family therapy</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                coaching, etc.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> ... but it all comes down to two challenging questions:</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"Am I willing to tell myself the truth about myself?"</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>"Am I willing to act on the truth I discover?"</B></I></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#BBBBBB WIDTH="298"><bR> <div> <B>Then </B><B>you</B><B> </B><B>will</B><B> know the </B><B>truth</B><B>, and the </B><B>truth</B><B> </B><B>will</B><B> </B><B>set</B><B> </B><B>you</B><B> </B><B>free</B><B>."  (</B><B>John 8:32)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth... not going all the way, and not starting.  (Buddha)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Truth is like a vast tree which yields more and more fruit the more you nurture it. (Gandhi)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Men occasionally stumble on the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.  (Churchill)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>When in doubt, tell the truth. (Twain)</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 303 WIDTH="680"><bR> <div> Thanks for visiting my webpage.  I've collected materials here for my clients and other persons interested in whatever it means to be on a "spiritual journey."  My hope is you will find resources here that will help you seek the truth about yourself.</div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                                                                                               </B>Peace,  <IMG SRC="19a90670.png" border=0 width="144" height="103" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://bhw.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://bhw.com"><U><IMG SRC="0bdb4310.gif" border=0 width="180" height="49" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                   </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="499" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="157"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="157" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="29"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="29" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="121"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="121" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="171"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="171" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>                     </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>