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September 2022

September 08, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Finding Stillness Online

Finding Stillness Online We do not expect to find stillness online. Some of us find...

August 2022

August 23, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Discovering Light in the Dark

Discovering Light in the Dark We sit in the dark, unable to sleep, early in...

August 04, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Exploring the Depths of Stillness

Exploring the Depths of Stillness Many of us tend to overlook the depths of stillness....

July 2022

July 12, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When Stillness Hides Its Face From Us

When Stillness Hides Its Face From Us How do we respond when stillness hides its...

June 2022

June 16, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness Extends Under the Surface

Stillness Extends Under the Surface It can be tempting to spend our time skimming across the...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: On the Final Morning in May

On the Final Morning in May The mourning dove which has adopted us and our...

May 17, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Giving Ourselves Twenty Minutes Each Day

Giving Ourselves Twenty Minutes Each Day When I listen to sacred stillness for twenty minutes...

April 2022

April 20, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Recognizing the Qualities of Stillness

Qualities of Stillness Most of us think about stillness as something which is either/or, binary....

March 2022

March 16, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness Before Daylight Saving Dawn

Stillness Before Daylight Saving Dawn Mornings last week were beginning to show the first omens...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Discerning Guidance in the Stillness

Discerning Guidance in the Stillness What is guidance and why would we listen to stillness...

February 12, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When We Are Too Tired to Listen

When We Are Too Tired to Listen I believe it is important for us to...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Music of Stillness

The Music of Stillness Music has become something in the background of my life. I...

January 11, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: January Stillness

January Stillness There is nothing quite like the January stillness first thing on a new...

December 2021

December 07, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Seeking Wisdom in Stillness

Seeking Wisdom in Stillness What is wisdom and how do we find it? Where do...

November 2021

November 09, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness of Autumn Evenings

Stillness of Autumn Evenings One of the ways I most enjoy listening to the sacred...

October 2021

October 14, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Becoming a Better Listener

Becoming a Better Listener Some people seem to feel spiritual life is like a long...

September 2021

September 23, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness on the First Morning of Autumn

Stillness on the First Morning of Autumn Autumn in my memory is filled with sacred...

September 07, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Morning Stillness at the Hermitage

Morning Stillness at the Hermitage I spent a few days on a retreat at New...

August 2021

August 17, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Exploring the Stillness Within Us

Exploring the Stillness Within Us It is becoming harder and harder to find stillness to...

July 2021

July 27, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Mysteries in the Stillness

Mysteries in the Stillness I enjoy a good mystery. It is a pleasure for us...

July 06, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Rocking and Feeling the Breeze

Rocking and Feeling the Breeze This summer is an excellent opportunity for us to spend...

June 2021

June 03, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Time Alone With Stillness

Time Alone With Stillness It is a challenge for us to find opportunities to spend...

May 2021

May 11, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Awake & Restless & Looking for Stillness

Awake & Restless & Looking for Stillness Some of us try to go to bed...

April 2021

April 22, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When Our Words Fail Us

How Our Words Fail Us Many of us live our lives surrounded by and filled...

April 06, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Our Hidden Easter Reveals Itself

Our Hidden Easter Reveals Itself It might be obscured by many distractions, but our hidden...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: A Week of Death and Resurrection

A Year of Death and Resurrection This is a week full of death and resurrection....

March 16, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Uncovering Truth in the Stillness

Uncovering Truth in the Stillness Where do we go to search for truth? How do...

March 09, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Becoming Contemplative

Becoming Contemplative What does it mean to be contemplative? How do we go about becoming...

March 02, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness Teaches Us Patience

Stillness Teaches Us Patience When we practice listening to sacred stillness, the stillness teaches us...

February 2021

February 18, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Wisdom Lives in Stillness

Wisdom Lives in Stillness What is wisdom and where do we go to find it?...