Since 2008 when I opened my own business and became responsible for my own internet marketing, including email mailing lists, website, and now social media; the challenge has been to secure search engine optimization (SEO) – the idea we’ve all been sold that says the key to gaining customers is to master the use of keywords and keyword phrases related to your business – words and phrases that people would most likely use to find your product of services.  Maybe this SEO games works for some business owners, but I can attest that even after hiring no fewer than five so-called SEO experts, and following their guidance, I am no closer today to securing the promised “six-figure income” than I was in 2008.  In fact, when I ask students and clients how they found me, their response is either word of mouth, referral, or some miracle that led them to me. (shrugging my shoulders emoji). So for a little bit of tongue in cheek fun today, I’m penning a piece of poetry called Chasing SEO – using the so-called SEO formula to see if it gets me any attention. (smiley face emoji).

Chasing SEO – a Poem

Spirituality. Spiritual Formation. Spiritual but not religious.

Meditation. Mindfulness. Contemplative practices.

Meditation practice. Learning meditation. How to meditate.

How to develop a meditation practice.

How to pray. Prayer. Praying. Praying for peace. Does prayer matter?

Does prayer work?

Can I be Catholic and meditate? Is meditation the path to the devil? Is meditation a sin?

Recovering Catholic. Leaving the Catholic Church. Recovering from Church trauma.

Priest sexual abuse. Sexual abuse trauma. Healing from sexual abuse. Healing from Priest sexual abuse. Ecclesial trauma.

Being priest. Priesthood. Priestess. Priestesshood. Becoming a priestess. Being a priestess.

Religion. Psychology. Scholarship.

Mary Magdalene. Was Mary Magdalene Jesus’ wife? Why is Mary Magdalene important?

Was Mary Magdalene a sinner? What where the demons of Mary Magdalene?

Did Jesus really rise from the dead? What is resurrection?

Why does Jesus matter? Does Jesus matter?  Did Jesus live? Was Jesus real?

Is the bible real? Who wrote the bible? Should we believe the bible?

Forgiveness.  What is forgiveness? How many times are we to forgive? Why is forgiveness important? How do I forgive my abuser?

Midlife. Midlife Crisis. Hormones. Menopause. Perimenopause. Aging. Natural Aging. Embracing Aging. Women and aging.

Normal human development. Healthy human development. Stages of human development.

Stages of spiritual development.

The enneagram. Myers-Briggs. Junian theory.

Who was Carl Jung?

Tarot. Tarot cards. Are tarot cards evil?

Reiki. Is Reiki the work of the devil? Reiki healing. Is Reiki Buddhist?

Is Lauri Lumby Catholic?

Is Lauri Lumby a witch?

Catholic witch. Women’s ordination. Should women be ordained?

Clericalism. The evils of clericalism.

Collapse of the empire. The end of the patriarchy. Societal Collapse.

New world. Bringing forth a new world.

Gen X. Gen Y. Millennials. Boomers.

Spiritual counseling. Pastoral counseling. Mentoring.

Is spiritual counseling the same as life-coaching?

What training do you need to become a Spiritual Director?

Spiritual Direction.

Love. Choosing love. Being love. Finding peace. Seeking contentment.

Who am I? Mission. Purpose. Unique giftedness.

How do I find meaning and purpose in my life?

Does any of this really matter?

I guess we’ll find out.