Macrina Wiederhehr explains how we can impart some of the wisdom of the monastic tradition into our workday in her book “Seven Sacred Pauses.” Among my favorite passages are these: How can we learn to open our hearts to simple grace-filled experience? …How can we become more aware of the yearning in our hearts for…

Ironically, right as I’m trying to incorporate some solitude into my life, Beyond Blue reader Frank sent me this meditation of his on solitude. As I read it, it occurred to me that the experience of motherhood is much like that of prison–you need to wake up in the middle of the night to get…

I promise to get off this “if you were going to croak tomorrow” kick after today. I just have been in a reflective mood lately because I’ve noticed that the ages of persons posted in the obituaries seem to be decreasing … or maybe I’m getting older, so many of the folks that have passed…

Thanks to Group Beyond Blue member iLiberty who started a discussion thread at Group Beyond Blue in Beliefnet Community regarding what people would change if they knew they were dying. Her question was inspired by “The Last Lecture” video by college professor Randy Pausch who died recently and left quite a legacy. At Group Beyond…

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