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The Contemplative Path unpacks ancient spiritual texts and applies them to the challenges of modern life. Unlock a deeper level of meaning and spiritual growth.
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The Small Opening Before You Plan (opens the original)
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Years ago, a friend told me, “Man plans, God laughs.” That line has wound in and out of my life ever since. I would take on a project, build the structure, and start out full of hope for how it might turn out. Then the energy would drain away, or some obstacle would arrive and knock the whole plan off its pedestal.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1484480974693-6ca0a78fb36b?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw
As You Wish (opens the original)
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In The Princess Bride, whenever Buttercup asks something of Westley, he answers the same way every time: “As you wish.” No conditions, no credit, no expectation of a thank-you. He simply does what love asks of him and lets that be enough. “As you wish” meant “I love you.”Most of us don’t give that easily. We want the credit, the recognition, the thank-you note. But every so often someone gives without asking for any of it, and it’s worth paying attention to what that kind of giving is po
Today I Begin Living Like a Mystic (opens the original)
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Autopilot mornings — phone first, news first — make it easy to forget you’re a spiritual being as much as a physical one. This is a rule, in the old monastic sense: short, repeatable words for resetting your inner compass before the day takes over.The practice moves through the sacred web beneath ordinary appearances, the roots beneath roots connecting … Read more
Don't Store False Treasure (opens the original)
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If you’ve been following me for the past several months, you’ll know that Celtic Daily Prayer has become an integral part of my morning practice. Officially, you’re supposed to pray three times a day. I’m working up to it — small steps.Each day offers three scripture readings and a short devotional that loosely ties them together, some written by the Northumbria Community, others drawn from different voices. The “office” has its prescribed prayers, but I tend to linger in the readings and devoti
Create From Love, Not Approval: A Blessing for Artists and Everyone Else (opens the original)
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Creative blocks often come from lines of approval, acceptability, and fear. You'll explore a short blessing for stepping beyond them, releasing the need to be admired or chosen, and creating from love. Creativity doesn't need a finished product. Sometimes it's simply an exhale.You're hearing this one first. As a paid subscriber, you get this blessing be… Read more
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