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Featured Poetry

David Anthony Martin – The After

November 6, 2022November 3, 2022 Nicholas Trandahl

Colorado poet and outdoorsman David Anthony Martin reminds us of the inevitability of life and tomorrows with his poem "The After".

Tagged amends, daily life, future, growth, healing, life, Poem, poet, Poetry, Suffering, Wisdom2 Comments
Featured Poetry

Martine van Bijlert – this life we built

November 7, 2021November 5, 2021 Nicholas Trandahl

Martine van Bijlert's poem, this life we built, is a snapshot of domesticity and contentment, but with a tense uncertainty of the future.

Tagged contentment, daily life, domesticity, enough, home, life, life is enough, Loneliness, Poem, poet, Poetry, routine, satisfactionLeave a comment
Thich Nhat Hanh
Book Bits

Buddha On The Phone, Buddha Watching TV

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Vanessa Able

Thich Nhat Hanh offers advice on being our best selves on the phone, when watching TV and even when simply flipping a light switch.

Tagged activity, awareness, chanting, daily life, gathas, mindfulness, mundane, wonderLeave a comment
Joan Chittister
Book Bits

The Sacred is the Everyday – Joan Chittister

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Vanessa Able

Benedictine nun Joan Chittister sees spirituality not as something contained in sacred places or practices, but as something deeply integrated into our daily lives.

Tagged Christianity, church, daily life, everyday, here and now, ordinary, sacred, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Wisdom2 Comments
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- BOOK BITS -

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  • Alan Watts
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- POETRY-

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  • Will Simescu – Agrapha
    Will Simescu's "Agrapha" reveals a search for holiness, contrasting the gritty details of reality with imagery from the life of Christ.
  • Emily Fernandez – Please begin
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