Comments on: Article on Contemplation (bonus post) http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/ Transformative Living through Contemplative & Expressive Arts Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:24:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eden's Innuendo http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-24202 Eden's Innuendo Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:50:17 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-24202 The mystery of this summer void I know will be filled with treasures from your journeys in the fall -- exciting to look forward to! Christine! The mystery of this summer void I know will be filled with treasures from your journeys in the fall — exciting to look forward to! Christine!

]]> By: Carolyn http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-23859 Carolyn Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:21:52 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-23859 Ditto! Ditto!

]]> By: Nancy http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-23815 Nancy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:26:28 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-23815 Come back, Christine....I miss you. Praying that your time away has been blessed beyond belief. :) Come back, Christine….I miss you. Praying that your time away has been blessed beyond belief. :)

]]> By: Christine http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-23261 Christine Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:06:16 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-23261 Thanks for the wishes yolanda and claire, thanks so much for the blog award -- so kind of you! And SS I am so glad you liked the article, and even more glad you shared your reflections with me here. :-) Thanks for the wishes yolanda and claire, thanks so much for the blog award — so kind of you! And SS I am so glad you liked the article, and even more glad you shared your reflections with me here. :-)

]]> By: Sunrise Sister http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-22594 Sunrise Sister Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:38:56 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-22594 Christine, I know you probably won't read this comment for a while but that matters little - just to say I printed out your article and took it for bedside reading last night. It was VERY encouraging reading for me as I'm in this spot of adjusting to just "being". "Just being" in emotional life, spiritual routine, discretionary time is a bit tricky after being so driven by a business life schedule for so many years. Thank you for an article that personally was beneficial to my quest for balance in daily living. xoxo Christine, I know you probably won’t read this comment for a while but that matters little – just to say I printed out your article and took it for bedside reading last night. It was VERY encouraging reading for me as I’m in this spot of adjusting to just “being”. “Just being” in emotional life, spiritual routine, discretionary time is a bit tricky after being so driven by a business life schedule for so many years. Thank you for an article that personally was beneficial to my quest for balance in daily living.

xoxo

]]> By: claire http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-21222 claire Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:14:30 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-21222 just to let you know, christine, i've nominated you for a brilliant blog award :o) just to let you know, christine, i’ve nominated you for a brilliant blog award :o )

]]> By: yolanda http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-21164 yolanda Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:55:13 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-21164 Have a wonderful time away!!! Have a wonderful time away!!!

]]> By: Christine http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-20985 Christine Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:04:34 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-20985 Thanks dear friends, it is such a treat to check in during my travels and find your wonderful and supportive words. Glad the article is providing some food for the journey. Suz, no worries, there is much playfulness and "shallowness" to complement the depth and work of this trip! :-) Thanks dear friends, it is such a treat to check in during my travels and find your wonderful and supportive words. Glad the article is providing some food for the journey.

Suz, no worries, there is much playfulness and “shallowness” to complement the depth and work of this trip! :-)

]]> By: maria http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-20866 maria Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:14:46 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-20866 hello! dropped by to see what is new in your neck of the woods (virtual world) and really enjoyed your posting of peanuts. hope all is well and to see you around soon! peace, maria hello! dropped by to see what is new in your neck of the woods (virtual world) and really enjoyed your posting of peanuts. hope all is well and to see you around soon!

peace,
maria

]]> By: blisschick http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/comment-page-1/#comment-20830 blisschick Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:31:42 +0000 http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2008/07/09/article-on-contemplation-bonus-post/#comment-20830 Christine, I thoroughly enjoyed the essay. Thank you for posting it. I will be passing it around to people for whom I hope it will have meaning. I think about, in particular, the way in which churches are now locked. When I do go to Mass, I go very early just so I can sit in that space and that quiet. Though more and more, people treat that before-Mass time as a social hour, and that saddens me deeply. We are missing out on much when we forget that an integral part of prayer is listening -- just like in any relationship. I find Quakerism surely attractive for their emphasis on that; but, alas, I need, very much need, the ritual and symbolism that is the worship aspect of Mass, not to mention the profound reminder contained within the Eucharist. And thank you, too, for reminding us (as Merton does so often) that our purpose here is simply to be/become who we are. Christine, I thoroughly enjoyed the essay. Thank you for posting it. I will be passing it around to people for whom I hope it will have meaning. I think about, in particular, the way in which churches are now locked. When I do go to Mass, I go very early just so I can sit in that space and that quiet. Though more and more, people treat that before-Mass time as a social hour, and that saddens me deeply. We are missing out on much when we forget that an integral part of prayer is listening — just like in any relationship. I find Quakerism surely attractive for their emphasis on that; but, alas, I need, very much need, the ritual and symbolism that is the worship aspect of Mass, not to mention the profound reminder contained within the Eucharist. And thank you, too, for reminding us (as Merton does so often) that our purpose here is simply to be/become who we are.

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