A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives that they lived in the summer. They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through…
Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.
-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
The Hero We Need
A beautiful and inspiring song from The Makepeace Brothers lifts up everyday, simple heroes and invites us to be one. You will listen to this again and again.
From Karmatube.
Alicia Doyle: Fighting Chance
“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life,” said Muhammad Ali. Alicia Doyle learned lessons from professional boxing after she left the ring.
From Daily Good.
Caring for the Dying
“Being with someone who is dying is a sacred ministry. It can be one of the greatest gifts given to someone. Attending the dying is like the privilege of being at a birthing. It is a sometimes-painful celebration of a new life,” says Joanna Seibert.
Learn more about Joanna Seibert.
Members of One Diverse Family
Mungi Ngomane, granddaughter of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, talks about ubuntu. The African concept means that my humanity is caught up and bound to yours. We are nothing without each other.
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2021
Every year Spirituality and Practice recommends the most spiritually literate films of the previous year. Pick one or more and settle in for some inspiring viewing.
More about Spirituality and Practice.
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