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Posts Tagged: spiritual discipline
October 29, 2009
Create Something Beautiful
Create Something Beautiful
A healthy and vibrant spirituality can have beneficial effects upon one’s physical well-being. Spirituality is an aspect of human life and living that can neither be denied, nor ignored. Spirituality is a vital part of the trichotomy that we call “being.” We are all composed of three parts: body, mind and spirit. As is the case with most complex living things in this world, if a single internal component of our trichotomy suffers, then our entire being suffers in some way. We are often urged to care for our bodies and minds, but we ignore our spirits. We would do well to nurture our spirituality, while we care for our minds and bodies. This is holistic being. Read more…
October 27, 2009
A Template for Daily Meditation
Meditation Spirituality
We all need regular, quiet, and tranquil space/time. We all need a sacred spot where we can escape the busyness and clamor of our daily toil, even if only for a moment or two. We all need to make time for deep meditation and inward centering. We need a sacred moment in a sacred space. Most of us have already discovered and laid claim to such a realm and we visit it often. Some of us rarely – if ever – visit this place. The cordoning off of sacred space and time is not a terribly difficult act, but the act of simply doing so — the simple act of starting — can be a huge challenge for a number of reasons. The good news is that there is spatial potential everywhere! It’s all around us! One need only look for it, and be creative. Finding your sacred space is the easy part; knowing what to do once you settle into it is another story. Read more…
October 26, 2009
Take Some Time to Savor Your Life
Care for Your Spirit
Living life in a society shaped by thirty-second commercials is difficult. The pace is exhausting. We move from one state to the next at breakneck speeds until that late day in autumn arrives when we all are struck silly by the realization of another year spent. Sooner or later, the sprint must halt, even if for only a brief moment. We must embrace the cessation and find a slow oasis within which we can inhale so deeply so that we can then listen so carefully to the relaxed exhale. Read more…