A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.
-Pema Chodron, Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living
Found in Well for the Journey
A Quiet Morning
If you live in the San Antonio area,
join us for a morning of quiet and reflection
on the beautiful grounds
of the Bishop Jones Center,
Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to noon.
12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing
With her characteristic wit and wisdom, Anne Lamott offers some lessons for all of us to think about. “Number two: almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes — including you.”
Found in Daily Good.
Feet
Joanna Seibert recalls the story of the accident that changed her life and set her on the course of ministry that became her life’s work. Her career in pediatric radiology, working in recovery, becoming a spiritual director, and being a pastoral caregiver—all have opened up to her as a direct result of her broken feet, she says.
From Joanna’s blog.
The Transformative Power of Art
“Art images are real and alive and have the power to change us and cause change,” says Richard Rohr. “They can shift our perspective on what we thought we knew and understood about a subject.” Art is more than decoration, he says. It can be an entirely new experience, “which perhaps cannot be accessed in another way.”
Love Alive
When you are troubled, speak your truth and stay in community, says Br. Luke Ditewig. “If you are waiting for new life, tell a trusted companion or group your experience and let them wait with you,” he adds.
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