I was feeling off in a way that I could not quite pin down. As an Enneagram NINE, this is not too unusual for me. For once, I tried to do something about it.
April 11, 2020
Unlike a maze, a labyrinth is not a puzzle to solve; it is a path to walk. There are no dead ends; you may not know where you are, but you are never lost.
July 8, 2020
I built a 5-circuit labyrinth in the backyard with a weed-wacker, a tomato spiral, and bits of string.
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March 2, 2022
In this season of sorrows, I offer a daily photo as an object of rest and refreshment. I hope these photos will give you an open space in your day, if only for a moment, to catch your...
November 27, 2022
Self-emptying Love withdraws to create a void in which humanity is created.
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December 13, 2018
What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary's lap is sleeping?
Advent is the season of waiting. We wait for a child. The vulnerable among us also wait.
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December 15, 2017
Several years ago, during the season of Advent, my wife and I visited our neighbours for dinner. We had a great time over food and conversation, catching up with one another after quite a while of very...
December 8, 2020
The season of Advent invites us to prepare our hearts to receive the Divine. From the point of view of the Enneagram, God comes to us in this season in the spaces of the heart.
At TWO, we...
December 21, 2017
"The seasons shift! Rejoice!"
Several dozen of us, bundled up against the cold on the longest night of 2002, moved clockwise from our places to the next point on the compass. We were distributed around a large circle in...
January 21, 2020
"Can the darkness ever extinguish the light?"
I thought about this for a moment and said, "I don't think so."
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March 15, 2022
For the season of Lent 2022, I will be posting a Photo of the Day. I hope to add a daily moment of beauty and refreshment to the world.
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September 30, 2020
We are "clothed in an earthly garment, in a mortal frame — bound by the natural laws of the universe and by a world of dualities." We wear a cloak woven from the strands of our centres of...
January 17, 2018
A while back I attended a day retreat and had a significant spiritual experience. So, of course, when I went home, I immediately incorporated this Grace into my life. Or not.
May 2, 2021
Acedia ("lack of care") is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. It is often translated as "Sloth". Sounds harmless, doesn't it? Think again.
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April 10, 2021
Rise above the chaos that you came from...
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March 29, 2021
"Clutter of wills, attempting to imitate WILL..."
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December 5, 2019
Psalm 119 is about The Law. The Law is not just a list of rules to keep us out of jail. It is guidance to teach us how to live.