Garrett grew up in a small, close-knit church to which she gave her heart and soul, even as a child. In her 20's, she volunteered for a summer of leadership work in congregations, later she was trained as an historic interpreter at important religious sites wherein she got to talk to many people of differing beliefs and then research deeply into her own church and beliefs. Next she volunteered to go with a traveling team led by long-time minister who shared, trained and taught them for one full year while simultaneously visiting congregations in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Shortly after that she worked as a congregational consultant for two years in eastern Canada.
These experiences taught her much but also something was not right, so she continued on studying and exploring in self-development while holding down 'normal' jobs. She began to outgrow her childhood beliefs. Eventually, while holding her past with respect, left her church and continued to evolve.
She attended a seminary where she was encouraged to explore all avenues. She looked into Buddhism, Hinduism, and other paths. Two times, her worldview expanded in bursts, creating moments of vertigo.
Through this, she could go into the parks and hike in nature and write poetry.
*Spiritual freedom becomes real in proportion to the level of knowledge that one is unconditionally loved by the Divine.
*Every day, we have spiritual experiences; it is learning to recognize what they are and how 'ordinary' they are.
*The first step to taking control of one's spirituality is understanding that it has to do with things that are unseen but so real: love, fear, trust, value. Things like these are where we live.