Learning to Ask – Oct. 21, 2020
“When I ask you an honest question—for example, “Have you ever had an experience that felt like your current dilemma?” or “Did you learn anything from that prior experience that feels useful to you now?”—there is no way for me to imagine what the “right answer” might be. Your soul feels welcome to speak its […]
Shining Like the Sun
There is a story about two young fish merrily swimming along who encounter an old fish swimming the other way. The old fish says, “Good morning, boys. How do you like the water today?” The young fish swim on a bit and then one turns to the other and says, “What’s water?” Awareness of their […]
Singing of Angels – Dec. 30, 2019
This week’s reflections are from From the Inward Journey, a collection of writings by Howard Thurman, selected by his daughter, Anne Spenser Thurman. Thurman (1899 – 1981) was an African-American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader who was involved in many social justice movements and organizations of the twentieth century. “There must be […]
Direct Experience – Oct. 11, 2019
“Our obsession with getting somewhere makes us forget that the first path of living follows direct experience while the second path follows the conclusions we draw from our experience. Meaning well, we often drift from what is true and forget that our allegiance is to the first path.” –Mark Nepo, “Wandering Authentically,” Seven Thousand Ways […]
