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I sat in lamp-lit darkness on the steps of Monastery Immaculate Conception last month ready to watch the sunrise. The scented steam of orange-cinnamon tea rose from my red mug. What a perfect moment--until the hardness of the cement stair forced me to stand. Still, I continued to sip my...
I recently completed research in an attempt to write a blog post, but I fell into a trap of my own making. Instead of enjoying the process and accumulating pertinent information, I found myself in a “spirit of competition” as Julia Cameron mentioned in her book The Artist’s...
Maria Savage, who is graduating in August from the Wisdom Tree Collective program, is a spiritual seeker whose path began in childhood at her Southern Baptist church in rural Mississippi.
“I was there three times a week, witnessed on Saturdays, and played the piano on Sundays,” she...
Driving down the road.
Putting wet laundry in the dryer.
Picking up a garden trowel.
The quiet moment before falling asleep.
A memory slips into your mind—their familiar whistle, particular look or smell, a phrase spoken…you remember and for a moment you re-member.
The Port...
I have long regarded writing as a spiritual practice. A word lover from way back, putting pen to paper is like prayer for me. How might you add writing to your basket of spiritual practices?
According to Wikipedia, a spiritual practice can be defined thusly: “A spiritual practice...
