Three Reasons It’s Hard to Be Still
We have been conditioned to feel guilty whenever we are not “productive.” Stillness, even for the purpose of rest or prayer, can feel like wasted time to someone who lives in a world that values...
View Article“Making” Sacred
Home is sacred space. It is also sacred time. Whether home is a physical location or a state of mind while we wander the globe, we have the power to make it sacred, to hold it in loving attention and...
View ArticleThree Prayers for a Better Workday
Let’s keep this simple. You’re going to work, and you have a lot of work to do, so let’s not pile on “spiritual practices”—just more stuff for you to do. It’s not wise to add more minutes to a day...
View ArticleBring-Your-Prayer-to-Work Day
Today, bring your prayer to work. I offer a few suggestions for how to do that in today’s reflection video. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGfhY5362rw
View ArticleWork That Matters
I used to get so frustrated at all the small, routine bits of work I must do just to maintain existence—cleaning, cooking, sorting/filing, and so on. But one day it occurred to me that maintenance...
View ArticleLet’s Talk about Dreams
When I speak of dreams here, I don’t mean the mind’s journeys while you’re sleeping. I refer to dreams—visions, imaginings—you have for yourself, for those you love, for your larger community. Dreams...
View ArticleThoughts on Dreaming
We are designed to dream; this impulse and ability is built into the wiring of our brains and the beating of our hearts. Sleep dreams happen on their own, but the dreams we consciously have for...
View ArticleA Dream to Pray
God, who creates me and who loves me, I open my thoughts to receive you. I open my heart to welcome you. I open my eyes to see your possibilities for me. I open my ears to listen more attentively to my...
View ArticleGifts You Can Offer
Today, please consider that you are a person brimming with gifts. Do you dare offer them to a world always in need of love and wisdom? Allow yourself to identify what you have to give....
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to One Chapter; Hello to Another
Happy autumn of 2015 to our Days of Deepening Friendship community! Some of you have been with us from the beginning, and some of you are new. I share this news with gratitude and a bit of sadness:...
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