Contemplative Wisdom for Wellbeing
I was probed by an aggressive man while on holiday in the Irish countryside. I didn’t expect it coming during a time of peace and consolation. Like a trained interrogator, he asked question after question on the subject of my personal life. He laid into me about not doing enough paid work in my career. I gave him the benefit of the doubt – thinking it would be good to give him a half hour of my time. But I shouldn’t have given him a minute!
Continue reading “Shine”I give a short explanation of Gratitude In All Things (GIAT) during a retreat with the Franciscan contemplative community in Donegal, Ireland. Click on the link below to watch the video »
Continue reading “What’s this website about?”“For it is not so much knowledge that fills and satisfies the soul, but the intimate understanding and relishing of the truth” – I explain a nugget of wisdom from Ignatius Loyola, a 16th century master of psychology and spirituality. I give examples in the context of contemplative practice and my own life, and I invite you to reflect on “what you were put on this planet to do”.
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Gratitude In All Things 