We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. MARCEL PROUST
Image by TeeFarm from Pixabay The resources This week's book - well, one of them - was The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker. It was written pre-pandemic, when gathering was something we could take for granted. We know better now. So it was really interesting to explore the art of gathering at a time … Continue reading The me and the we
Image by esther1721 from Pixabay The Resources "If we look even a tiny bit below the surface of our robotic habits of body, speech and mind, most of us would have to admit that we feel lost much of the time". So begins the chapter on presence. I wonder what brings you into awareness of … Continue reading Coming home to Presence
Photo by Dušan Smetana on Unsplash The Resources A lectio on lockdown The lockdown here in New Zealand has forced most of us - except essential workers - to move to a different rhythm and at a different pace from our usual (whatever that may have been). We have been limited to a bubble of relationships and pushed … Continue reading Silence and the art of discerning
All in a day's work... One of the things I've noticed as I've been pondering what direction we might explore in this coming term is that it is hard to let go of the desire for a tangible goal, or a clear path with encouraging milemarkers that let you know you are a) still heading … Continue reading The quotidian pilgrimage
After all this talk of blessedness it is a bit late, perhaps, to consider what it means to be blessed - to be blessed by God and to bless each other - but since we will not be seeing each other for a while over the school holidays, I thought perhaps it might be good … Continue reading Blessed, blessing, bless you
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