Being Formed
God, help me to think of my small, formless, imperfect soul as constantly subject to your loving, creative action, here and now, in all the bustle of my daily life, its ups and downs, its anxieties and tensions and its dreary, unspiritual stretches—and gradually giving it, through these things, its ordained form and significance. So […]
Trust What is Emerging
No matter what your work, let it be your own. No matter what your occupation, let what you are doing be organic. Let it be in your bones. In this way, you will open the door by which the affluence of heaven and earth shall stream into you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson If you are […]
The Art of Surrender
These last few weeks certain themes have been on my mind in connection with creativity: radical self-care, dream-tending, contemplative living, and humility. My body continues to feel tired and my intuition and dreams have been screaming at me to not make the trip down to Berkeley to teach later this month. And so early this […]
Napping for Nature
As if I needed one more reason to nap more. . .gotta love those British research projects! (“Sleep more and save the environment”) My father was definitely a workaholic, but being European by upbringing, he always came home in the middle of his 12-14 hour workday for a two hour lunch and nap break. I am proud […]
Celebrating Freedom by Seeking Peace
Monday night my husband and I watched the documentary “Why We Fight” which opens with Eisenhower’s farewell speech warning the American people of not becoming beholden to the “military industrial complex.” Much of the film is about situating our current national obsessions with war in historical and economic context. Essentially, the war machine is profitable, […]
Practicing Creativity Resource
Rita Bresnahan sent me this upcoming resource: the good folks over at Spirituality & Health magazine have started a new website devoted entirely to different spiritual practices. They are offering a 40-day e-course beginning July 6 on “Practicing Spirituality through Creativity” for $10. I am all signed up, eager to see what other resources they offer.
Telling the Truth
As a Benedictine Oblate I have made a commitment to live out monastic values and practices in my everyday life. Perhaps one of the most profound values for me is humility. Humility does not elicit much awe or admiration in our culture. It is a value that seems outdated in our world of self-empowerment and […]