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Elemental Listening
In many mystical traditions, it is commonplace to attach significant meaning to what are known as the four elements: air, fire, water and earth. Each of the four hold literal, metaphorical and personal meanings. Air is exactly that invisible atmospheric … Continue reading
Layers of Listening
We grow up in circumstances where parents, teachers, coaches and other adults demand that we listen to them as they speak words to us. That can be important, and, if we are honest, that becomes something that we lose interest … Continue reading
Hello, Dear Friend
When I think of practicing invitation, inevitably, I am drawn to practices that I have learned from Buddhist master, Thich Nhat Hanh. The practice itself invites our imagination to engage, and with that engagement, the ability to find our way … Continue reading
To Perish and To Flourish
In her poem “Evidence,” Mary Oliver ends the first part of the poem with this admonition: Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable. Keeping my heart open to the unimaginable is another way of saying–don’t let your imagination … Continue reading
Thoughts and Prayers?
Thoughts and prayers. It used to signify a heartfelt wish Thoughts and prayers. It used to be a way of saying “regardless of your religious background or mine, I stand with you.” Thoughts and prayers. It used to be a … Continue reading
Take Care of Your Soul
What does taking care of our souls look like today, this week, especially for those of us living in Georgia, so tuned in to the school shooting that took place not far from our congregation’s place of worship? For some, … Continue reading
Invitation in the Face of Violence
In the aftermath of another school shooting, this time only a few miles away from where I live, what does “the practice of invitation” look like? Who am I inviting, and to what? The truth is, the insanity of a … Continue reading