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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
2y ago
As the saying goes: only dead things don’t change. But for human beings change and growth are often uncomfortable and not altogether simple things. In this modern world of ours we are presented with near infinite choice, which can be crippling. So, if you find yourself at a crossroads unsure which way to go or ...
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
This article continues the Rootedness series. You can read the first article here, or the immediately preceding article here. We’ve been asking the question: what does it mean to belong to a place? And exploring how capitalism and colonialism have broken our connection to place, the natural world, and even the goodness of that world ...
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
This article continues the Rootedness series. You can read the first article here, or the immediately preceding article here. There are two things you should know about me: both my parents are trained biologists, and I myself am wary of any theology that implies humanity is somehow greater than, or in charge of the fate ...
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
This is the second installment in the Rootedness series. You can read the first article here. What does it mean to belong to a place? There was a time this probably wasn’t a question anyone really thought about. Which isn’t to say that people didn’t move about in the past, the myth that everyone stayed ...
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
This is the first in a series of articles exploring what it means for a people to be rooted, or rootless, and how our rootlessness (in the modern West) has impacted everything from the way we treat one another, our economy, our spirituality, and our relationship with the Earth. Let me start by saying that ...
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
On the anniversary of lockdown orders around the world, and in honor of all the many humans still struggling on. Here is to all the writers, staring blankly at a wall that looks just like the blinking cursor on the empty page. To all the creatives who have seen only the same square of sky, ...
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
Right now, as I write this, we hover on the verge of spring. The old apple behind the house, a leftover from when this neighborhood was a farm, is covered with tight white buds just waiting for enough warmth to burst into bloom. There are birds singing with voices that tell me they’ve just arrived ...
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
The world would be a better place if we were all, a little bit, mystics. You might think no, not you. You are far too practical for that, far too ordinary. You don’t have the passion of Rumi, the trust of Theresa, the soaring creativity of Hildegard. But you can share with them a key ...
Read moreEmbrace Uncertainty: The Humble Mystic
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
3y ago
There comes a time for all of us when words fail. I started running out of necessity. I’m an equestrian, and in early 2020 when lockdown began and I couldn’t ride I needed a way to keep my body moving. And I also desperately needed to get out of the house. Since outdoor exercise was ...
Read moreSpiritual Running: When our Feet Pray
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This Crazy Whole Life » Spirituality
4y ago
What does it mean to be divine, to be holy? How can someone as small, as insignificant as I ever hope to embody holiness? These are good questions, honest questions, ancient questions. They are in many ways the questions that drive the life of a mystic, a lover of the Divine, a seeker after something ...
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