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January 2024

January 04, 2024

Epiphany Opens Our Eyes

Epiphany Opens Our Eyes Sometimes it seems like spiritual life is all about waiting and...

December 2023

December 26, 2023

The Week at the End of Another Year

The Week at the End of Another Year This is it. The week at the...

December 21, 2023

Happy Birthday!

Happy Contemplative Birthday to You Tomorrow is my birthday. Yes, three days before Christmas. The...

December 19, 2023

Christmas Book Flood

Christmas Book Flood A few years ago I read about a Christmas practice in Iceland...

December 14, 2023

Following the Example of Ebenezer Scrooge

Following the Example of Ebenezer Scrooge For some reason, Ebenezer Scrooge has been on my...

December 12, 2023

Desolation and Consolation

Desolation and Consolation It is easy for us to see ourselves living in a world...

December 07, 2023

Is Enjoying Life a Spiritual Practice?

Is Enjoying Life a Spiritual Practice? Many of us are convinced spiritual life is extremely...

December 05, 2023

Reading and Reflecting in 2024

Reading and Reflecting in 2024 A healthy practice of reading is more than simply loving...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

Listening on the Final Morning of November

Listening on the Final Morning of November There were times this year when we were...

November 28, 2023

Wrapping Ourselves in Darkness

Wrapping Ourselves in Darkness The daylight hours are growing shorter where I live. It is...

November 21, 2023

Practicing Advent Online

Practicing Advent Online Like many of us, the Pandemic revealed to me how much of...

November 14, 2023

Who Do We Hate the Most?

Who Do We Hate the Most? Who we hate the most appears to define our...

November 09, 2023

Stillness on a November Morning

Stillness on a November Morning November can be a contemplative month. It begins as we...

November 07, 2023

Toward Gratitude

Toward Gratitude Some of us spend this month practicing our way toward gratitude. People post...

November 02, 2023

If Only We Had Another Hour

If Only We Had Another Hour We live our lives in a race against time....

October 2023

October 31, 2023

What Masks Are We Wearing?

What Masks Are We Wearing? Some of us spent weeks finding masks and costumes for...

October 24, 2023

The Stories We Choose to Believe

Stories We Choose to Believe We decide who we want to become by stepping into...

October 19, 2023

Walking With Trees

Walking With Trees I live in a place where people seem to think trees get...

October 17, 2023

Learning to Listen Well

Learning to Listen Well Listening may be the most intimate thing we can do with...

October 12, 2023

The Metaphor of Your Spiritual Life

The Metaphor of Your Spiritual Life What is the metaphor of your spiritual life? Spiritual...

October 10, 2023

Making a Good Harvest

Making a Good Harvest I was brought up in a place where life was all...

October 05, 2023

I Started, But It Did Not Last

I Started, But It Did Not Last People often tell me they started a particular...

October 03, 2023

The Onslaught of the Holidays

The Onslaught of the Holidays Happy Holidays! How often will we hear someone wish us...

September 2023

September 26, 2023

Relying On Our Uncertainty

Relying on Our Uncertainty Life can feel like we are sailing a small raft on...

September 21, 2023

Paying Attention Like a Monk

Paying Attention Like a Monk Focus is one of my strengths. Concentrating is not generally...

September 19, 2023

Preparing for Autumn

Preparing for Autumn In my memories preparing for autumn is filled with sacred significance. Now...

September 14, 2023

What Can We Hear When We Are Listening?

What Can We Hear When We Are Listening? We can hear remarkable things when we...

September 12, 2023

What Makes Contemplation Spiritual?

What Makes Contemplation Spiritual? Many of us have serious questions about contemplation and spiritual life....

September 07, 2023

The Turmoil of Spiritual Life

The Turmoil of Spiritual Life A lot of us like to think spiritual life is...

September 05, 2023

September

September For as long as I can remember, September has been one of my favorite...