Monk in the World guest post: Megan Karlen
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Megan Karlen’s reflection on finding beauty in the most ordinary of places: It’s been a number of years since I signed up for Abbey of the Arts. I receive the newsletters, I read the love […]
Monk in the World guest post: Jacqui Avery
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Jacqui Avery’s reflection on the living as a monk in the world in the midst of anger: Despite numerous attempts over the years to create a more dramatic and exciting persona, the two words most […]
Monk in the World guest post: Heidi Hewett
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Heidi Hewett‘s reflection on the contemplative practice of doing puzzles: I have a variety of spiritual practices I use either daily or throughout my week: lectio divina, centering prayer, creativity, silence, and walking meditation, but […]
Monk in the World guest post: Kristen Kludt
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Kristen Kludt‘s reflection on being a Monk on the Move: I am a millennial. I am of a generation of transplants: leaving our homes at eighteen, many of us never return outside of holidays and […]
Monk in the World guest post: Kate Kennington Steer
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Kate Kennington Steer’s reflection on belonging as a Monk in the World: A Song of Belonging As I join with the earth’s slow turning towards Spring, I begin reflecting on the extraordinary time I’ve been enjoying […]
Monk in the World guest post: Patricia Kowal
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Patricia Kowal’s reflection on God First for the Monk in the World: God First I had a “bad” knee. It bothered me for months but I thought I just strained a muscle. Yet, my knee […]
Monk in the World guest post: Sharon Landis
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission for the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Sharon Landis’s reflection on being powerfully ordinary: I write constantly. I cannot stop writing as writing helps me process my life: helps me express my emotions rather than repress, helps me listen to my heart, […]