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Examples of Writing as a Spiritual Practice
These are examples of Proprioceptive Writes—the name for a timed writing session during a writing circle—that was completed during The Mystic Listens: Writing as a Spiritual Practice. Every Write is different. Some feel scattered and non-linear. Some feel like downloads from the Divine. Some Writes feel cohesive and whole while others [...]
The Mystic Listens: Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Writing as a path to the Sacred. A conversation can be a contest, or a game of catch with invisible balloons. They bounce between us, growing and shrinking, sometimes floating like cloud medicine balls, and sometimes bowling at us like round anvils. You toss a phrase and understanding blooms [...]
The Last Hurrah: Planning the Final Celebration of You
Living Your Legacy Now Meets November 1, 8, 15, 29, 2022; 5:00pm PT/8pm ET How do you want to be remembered when you're gone? What kind of celebration, music, or readings do you want? What do you want your loved ones to say about you and who do you [...]
Finding Sanctuary Within: A Grief Retreat
September 13-17, 2022 | Stockbridge, Vermont We live in a grief-illiterate culture, one that looks away or shifts uncomfortably when we encounter another person who has lost something—or someone—that was precious in their lives. Yet grief is a necessary and sacred emotion and the grieving process—while often terribly lonely—is not [...]
On Faith
There was a discussion on social media recently about yet another "spiritual" teacher being quietly called in for their less-than-congruent adherence to their own teachings from which they have profited greatly. It was a vague thread—non-specific and unnaming of the teacher—but potent and illuminating nonetheless. Even people who didn't know [...]
Where Does it Hurt?
Photo by benjamin lehman on Unsplash On the afternoon of Saturday, May 14, a white 18-year-old gunman named Payton Gendron walked into a Tops supermarket and shot 13 people—murdering 10 and injuring 3. He did this all while streaming the murders on Twitch. He is a White [...]
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