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September 2018

September 11, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Beyond Voices We Remember

Beyond Voices We Remember Many of us have minds full of voices we remember, particularly...

September 04, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: How Stillness Helps Heal Us

When Stillness Helps Heal Us Sometimes we push ourselves too far, or allow other people...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Ordinary, Everyday Stillness

Ordinary, Everyday Stillness It is easy for us to forget ordinary, everyday stillness. We get...

August 21, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Our Stillness Drought

Our Stillness Drought I live in a part of the world where drought is becoming...

August 14, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Driving Into Stillness

Driving Into Stillness Each year I drive north, up the California coast, into stillness. The...

August 07, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Mercy of Stillness

The Mercy of Stillness Our world tends to forget about mercy. We assume there is...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness of Dark Spaces

The Stillness of Dark Spaces Each week I help facilitate a group of people who...

July 24, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Pushing Out From the Shore

Pushing Out From the Shore Many of us have an understanding of contemplation as like...

July 17, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Many Silences, One Stillness

Many Silences, One Stillness People sometimes ask me about the difference between stillness and silence....

July 10, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: We Go Beyond Where Voices Tell Us to Go

We Go Beyond Where Voices Tell Us to Go Our minds are filled with voices...

July 03, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When Stillness is Reluctant to Talk

When Stillness Seems Reluctant to Talk Listening to sacred stillness is not always the most...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: How We Recognize What is Sacred

How We Recognize What is Sacred We live in a world where there is a...

June 19, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: We Leave Our Distractions Behind

We Leave Our Distractions Behind Can we leave our distractions behind? Our lives are filled...

June 12, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Discover Lights in the Darkness

Discover Lights in the Darkness We sit in the dark, unable to sleep, early in...

June 05, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness is Going Beyond Everyday Limits

Going Beyond Everyday Limits Listening to sacred stillness is how we go beyond everyday limits....

May 2018

May 29, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When God Smiles Back at Us

When God Smiles Back at Us Many people feel intimidated by spiritual life. They think...

May 22, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Becoming Our Own True Selves

Exploring Our Own True Selves We believe we know ourselves well. After all, we have...

May 15, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Beyond Thoughts, Words, and Feelings

Beyond Thoughts, Words, and Feelings We live our lives surrounded and inundated by thoughts, words,...

May 08, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness’ Warm, Welcoming Embrace

The Warm, Welcoming Embrace of Stillness I know people who fear the welcoming embrace of...

May 01, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness of the Present Moment

The Stillness of the Present Moment Each moment of the present explodes into our lives...

April 2018

April 24, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Where Do We Go to Find Stillness?

Where Do We Go to Find Stillness? We live in a world where stillness is...

April 17, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: What Difference Can 20 Minutes Make?

What Difference Can 20 Minutes Make? When I practice listening to sacred stillness I follow...

April 10, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: What Emerges From Our Inner Stillness?

What Emerges From Our Inner Stillness? We have grown accustomed to looking at stillness as...

April 03, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When We Stop Doing All the Talking

When We Stop Doing All the Talking People encourage us almost from birth to express...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness in New Morning Light

New Morning Light New morning light has a uniqueness which makes it something special. I...

March 20, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Practicing Everyday Listening

Why We Need to Practice Everyday Listening There are actions we need to take every...

March 13, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness Which Renews Our Souls

Stillness Which Renews Our Souls What is renewal all about? How does it feel to...

March 06, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Quiet of Winter Mornings

The Quiet of Winter Mornings Each season has a unique quality all its own. The...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: What Do We Hear When We Listen?

What Do We Hear When We Listen? There are times when all of us reach...

February 20, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Visiting The Stillness Within Us

Visiting the Stillness Within Us Many of us have lost the sacred stillness within us...