Amy Secrist

Tag: contentment

  • Thomas Merton

    Hi, Friends, I’ve been slowing down and practicing aparigraha to the best of my ability.  Every moment can be challenging!  I want to share with you one of my favorite quotes.  Let’s use it as food for the Advent journey.   “One who is content with what he has and who accepts the fact that he…

  • Advent’s Beginning

    Today is the second day of Advent, a holy season of anticipation, preparation, and by the end, we hope, a readiness. It is easy to get caught in a whirlwind of perfectionism in which we strive to meet unrealistic expectations of our own making or those of others.  It is even easier to strive and then…

  • Self Review

    Worthlessness skulks about in duplicitous sheets cloaking us in unlined clouds. Does worth hide in chicken stew, twice-cooked beans, chocolate chip banana bread? Does worth hide in freshly laundered clothes, recycled containers, sparkling countertops? Your true nature is preciousness, even at rest.