A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
An unanswered question is a fine traveling companion. It sharpens your eyes for the road.
-Rachel Naomi Remen, Kitchen Table Wisdom
Claiming My Now
A workshop for older adults.
July 15 – in-person and online
Dolphins And Going Deeper
Dolphins, says Joanna Seibert, can be seen as a metaphor for our journey “to the ground of our being ” as the Spirit leads us to the Christ deep within us. Dolphin-watching is easier when the sea is still, not choppy. So it is with our lives: “When the waves are too high, and the weather is stormy, the parts of ourselves showing us the path may be less visible.”
From Joanna Seibert.
The Practice of Tsundoku & Why You May Want to Adopt It
Are there tons of books on your bookshelf that you swore you were going to read but you never did and now you feel guilty about it? Take heart – this may be a good thing. The Japanese call it tsundoku.
From Big Think.
Julian of Norwich
“If we only knew how God feels toward us, we would run to him with complete trust,” says Grace Pouch of Renovare. That is one of the deep theological truths that was revealed to Julian of Norwich in the “showings.” Mimi Dixon and Nathan Foster explore this thought in an encore podcast from Renovare.
Listen to the podcast. (It’s long – almost an hour.)
From Renovare.
Lion Heart
Pain is an emotion that has not settled down. It is behind a door that we have closed to shut it away. But pain is a remedy, says Luzuko Madonci. It can be a healer, a helper, a teacher, a residue of something good that is happening.
From Karmatube.
The Perils of Safety
Are we too cautious? asks Fr. Ron Rolheiser. . “Are our lives really about love and generosity rather than fear and self-protection?” Sometimes we can be so cautious and timid that fear rather than love becomes the compass for our life.
From the blog of Ron Rolheiser.
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