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How Could Anyone?
I remember the first time I ever saw, heard and sang the hymn, How Could Anyone, from our Singing the Journey hymnal by Libby Roderick. How could anyone ever tell you–You were anything less than beautiful?How could anyone ever tell … Continue reading
Deeper Listening
As we consider the practice of deep listening, it might be a clearer practice if we focused on “deeper” listening, allowing ourselves to take steps into deeper, and deeper listening. In terms of hearing sounds, if our ears work well … Continue reading
Deep Listening Is Like A Question
Have you ever had moments when you realized that the question you were asking was the wrong one? Not that it was totally unreasonable, or out of context, but that it was just not focused enough? It didn’t take you were … Continue reading
Listening to the Wake Up Calls
It is early October, and I went out into the woods early one morning. At first, all I heard was the noise of my own mind jumping from one thing to another. Soon, something seemed to be asking to be … Continue reading
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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