Out of my head: Gethsemani days IV

Out of my head: Gethsemani days IV

It’s made me curious that there are two young men here with red hair. Not red red like my guys, but definably red, for sure.  Maybe some of the others here are technically redheads as well, though I’ll never know it because the evidence has turned white…....
Monk on a Bike: Gethsemani days III

Monk on a Bike: Gethsemani days III

I’ve just attended None. It is the Liturgy of the Hours that is placed after the monks afternoon nap, is how I see it. Lunch, or dinner as it’s called here, happens at 12:30 directly following 12:15 Sext. I can’t get into what each Liturgy is or why it is, all I...
24 hours and the devil: Gethsemani days II

24 hours and the devil: Gethsemani days II

It’s 1:45pm. My bewitching hour hits sooner, faster, here than it does at home. And I can’t stroll around the yard talking to you on the phone about the existential struggle I feel I am in, which in the end-the strolling and talking-serve the struggle just as it...
On the Brink of Everything: Gethsemani days I

On the Brink of Everything: Gethsemani days I

Life forever invites us to grow into new challenges, new adventures, new opportunities to learn and to serve.What is your growing edge?Parker Palmer/Carrie Newcomer Look well to the growing edge!Howard Thurman I am here and it is as expected. Though, this suggests...
I only have one

I only have one

I’ve been intrigued by the passing of time, and the flow of emotional states for awhile. The more I notice, the more I take responsibility for and attune to, the rhythms of my life with conscientiousness and compassion. Attending not only to the joys and...

Listen

Listen. That’s not to say agree, it is simply a suggestion to do what you can do to hear; the aim being for you to be able to wrap the words together with your experiences, talents, tools, and desires. What then becomes is your truth. Truth never comes through...