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December 2018

December 15, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Tidings of Comfort and Joy We believe this is the season for tidings of comfort...

December 13, 2018

Leading Like a Monk: How Much Further Can We Go?

How Much Further Can We Go? There are days, sometimes weeks, when we wonder how...

December 11, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: A Dance of Light and Dark

A Dance of Light and Dark One of my favorite holiday traditions is the dance...

December 08, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: We Prepare to Begin

We Prepare to Begin Why is it such a challenge for us to begin something...

December 06, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: What Sparks the Fire of Spiritual Life?

What Sparks the Fire of Spiritual Life? There are days when sparking the fire of...

December 04, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Following a Path of Stillness

Following a Path of Stillness Many of us do not set out to follow a...

December 01, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Turning Things Upside Down

Turning Things Upside Down Some of us believe spiritual life is a warm, soft blanket...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Taking Steps Toward Spiritual Life

Taking Steps Toward Spiritual Life Many of us are looking for a set of clear,...

November 27, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Our Stillness is Inside Us

Our Stillness is Inside Us I am not a particularly deep thinker. For a long...

November 24, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Are Our Holidays Happy?

Are Our Holidays Happy? Happy Holidays! How often have we already heard someone wish us...

November 20, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Giving Thanks in Stillness

Giving Thanks in Stillness Each of us finds our own unique ways to communicate our...

November 17, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Practicing Gratitude

Are We Practicing Gratitude? Some of us spend November focused on practicing gratitude. I know...

November 15, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Is Spiritual Life Our Super Power?

Is Spiritual Life Our Super Power? What is our super power? What is the ability which...

November 13, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness on a November Morning

Stillness on a November Morning November is, in many ways, a contemplative month. The month...

November 10, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: When We Decide to Stop Fighting

When We Decide to Stop Fighting One hundred years ago this weekend, after years of...

November 08, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Finding Light in the Darkness

Looking for Light in the Darkness We are people living in a world of deep...

November 06, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: In the Midst of the Storm

In the Midst of the Storm Many of us live lives in the midst of...

November 03, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: If Only We Had One More Hour

If Only We Had One More Hour We live our lives in a race against...

November 01, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: For All Those Who Have Died

For All Those Who Have Died Today is not a day for costumes and masks,...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When Words Are Not Enough

When Words Are Not Enough Every morning seems to bring new tragedies and words are...

October 27, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: We Practice Taking Care

People Taking Care of Us When I talk with someone my standard way of taking...

October 25, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Our Spiritual Life Costumes

Choosing Our Spiritual Life Costumes Our attention right now may be focused on choosing our...

October 23, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Finding Hope in the Stillness

Is There Hope in the Stillness? There are days which seem full of hope and...

October 19, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Exploring Fascination

Exploring Fascination I know people who appear to have been discouraged from exploring fascination. Some...

October 18, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Seeking Forgiveness

Seeking Forgiveness I have known a lot of people who found themselves seeking forgiveness. Some...

October 16, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Are We Listening Well?

Are We Listening Well? Some people feel spiritual life is like a long series of...

October 11, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Complaining as a Spiritual Practice?

Complaining as a Spiritual Practice Some of our practices are one we choose intentionally while...

October 09, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Quieting the Critics Inside Us

Quieting the Critics Inside Us When we listen to sacred stillness there are many voices...

October 06, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Transforming Pain Into Healing

Transforming Pain Into Healing We live in a world filled with pain and suffering. Some...

October 04, 2018

Practices From the Inside Out: Heading Toward Home

Heading Toward Home I grew up in a place where the month of October meant...