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Woman on the Rug
By Zeeshan Hassan-Andoh
There was no need, no obligation
But she did it in those early morning hours.
I could always hear her —
The rhythm of her body contorting,
Laying itself down, just …
"A" Is for Attention
"Pay attention. Stay awake and totally alert.
See with receptive eyes and discover a world of ceaseless wonders."
— Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat in Spiritual Literacy
Atten…
Can Traumatic Experiences Lead to Inner Development?
Artwork by: Arturo De Arrascaeta Penayo, age 12
Written by: Marium Ihsan
December 2020 was dark, gloomy, and especially cold — the fog settled in early in the evening and never disappeared, be…
Welcome to My Commonplace Book
A Commonplace Book is an annotated personal anthology. The curator gathers material that strikes his or her fancy: excerpts from books, quotes, poems, lines from movies, lyrics from songs, newspaper…
Truly Connecting
By Oscar Luckett
At the very start of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce's fictional alter ego, Stephen Dedalus, reads through an index in the fold of his geography pamphlet.
When Pages Speak
By Iman Monnoo
I knew God existed when I heard the rhythmic pulse of spoken verse reverberate through the living room for the first time.
Life’s Pleasures
Psychological Wisdom
Imagine a world without pleasure. Life would appear colorless and humorless. A baby’s smile would go unappreciated. Foods would be tasteless.
— Robert Ornstein and Davi…
Discovering God
Catholic Wisdom
The great, gashed, half-naked mountain is another of God's saints. There is no other like him. He is alone in his own character; nothing else in the world ever did or ever will im…
Gratitude to Robert Bly
Robert Bly, who died November 21, 2021, at the age of 94, had a tremendous impact on our spiritual lives and, we suspect, on the spiritual journeys of many of our website visitors. Here's a profile …
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