Tag: practice
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The Spaciousness of Love, Revisited
Dear Readers, I wrote the original version of this essay around 2018, revised it in 2020 and am now revisiting it again (2024). What you’ll find below is a more spacious version oriented toward finding ways to take right action and right rest. Both action and rest are necessary for a flourishing life. In light…
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Mindful Moments: 3 Chocolate Practices for Ash Wednesday & Beyond
Mindfulness is the practice of noticing what’s happening in the present moment without judgement. It’s being aware of your sensory experience: sight, sound, scent, touch, taste. It’s offering your kind attention to your emotions and thoughts, all without analyzing or criticizing. In my Catholic experience, chocolate has been associated with Lent and Easter for decades,…
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Waking Up & Lighting Your Own Way: How Creating Space for Advent Allows God to Nurture You
I am sitting by candle light in the early morning hours while I write. This isn’t typical, but I needed to get some words written before the household began stirring, and I needed something to off-set the glow of the computer screen. Now that it’s flickering in the corner of the living room, I realize…
Amy Secrist 