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Soulful Serenity: How Sufism Weaves Its Threads into My Life
Purification.
Invocation.
Twirl.
My Shoulders: Issues in the Tissues?
When I was a teenager I remember being told by my parents and other adults to stand up straight. But my shoulders were already rounded and my chest caved in as if I were hiding.
Jonathan Fields,…
Walking as a Spiritual Practice
"Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake," Wallace Stevens once said. I'd make that a "walk around the city." I love to walk and have made it a daily part of my spiritual practice. Mary …
Keep Walking
Proverb
Every day of your life is a page in your history.
— Arabic Proverb
Practice
Recall a treasured memory of a loved one. Sip on it mentally and emotionally.
— Joyce Rupp in Praye…
My Legs: I Move & Therefore I Am!
As a child filled with energy, my legs carried me to the baseball field where I usually played center field because of my speed.
As a boy I loved to run and my legs would oblige me, helping me b…
My Cold, My Spiritual Teacher
It's that time of year again. The cold and flu season is in full swing. It is amazing that we can put a remote controlled vehicle on Mars and probe the bottom of the deepest seas and still can't cur…
A Prayer for Awareness of Sanctity of Life
On March 15, 2019, we awoke to news of 49 killed and dozens injured in shooting attacks at mosques in New Zealand, which had long been considered a haven from such violence. After shock and sorrow, …
A Mini-Map of My Hands
You can tell quite a bit about a person's life and personality by looking at their hands. I have often thought but never said aloud that my hands are one of my best features. When we were living in …
The Doldrums and a Nap
In the perspective of the Christian monastic tradition, time is a precious gift of God in which there are places for both activity and pauses. I try to keep that in mind as I rise to greet the new d…
My Spine and Its Many Gifts
I have not given much attention or thought to my spine, despite it being such an awe-inducing body part. It provides me with strength and support, uprightness and dignity. We get a sense of how impo…