I recently took my first walk in a pine forest. I have walked through lots of pine forests, but never intentionally in one. I have considered an evergreen forest to be just something that blocks my view. I took my intentional pine forest walk because I’ve been learning a few things lately about evergreen forests…
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5 Minutes of Relaxed Attention in Nature: Soul Sculpting Project
The view of the Cimarron and San Juan Mountain ranges was postcard beautiful as we drove by. I grabbed a moment of attention for them, but then returned to my focus to our conversation. My friend and I were deep in the plot of sharing our stories from the past weeks. Personal joys, family events,…
Unplug A Little: Soul Sculpting Project
On the first trip we were camping in Cunningham Gulch, a narrow valley tucked between towering mountains. The clouds were gathering and I’m always vigilant for thunderstorms, so before I set out on my hike I pulled out my phone to update my weather. No bars, no internet available. I set out on my hike…
A little Intentional Quiet: Soul Sculpting Project
Sometimes I walk on winter days when the snow absorbs so much sound that the silence is palatable. When I stand still all I can hear is a bird pushing its wings against the air above me. In the late fall I walk in the aspens. All summer long the birds and leaves spend their…
A Tiny Launch Out of Lazy: Soul Sculpting Project Lent Week 7
Sloth is a complicated sin. In the 7 Deadly Sin List it originally came under the word acedia.That’s a word we don’t even use any more Acedia is related to tedium, melancholy, joylessness, discontent, and apathy. Particularly apathy towards the spiritual life. Theologian Thomas Aquinas called acedia a “sluggishness of the mind which neglects to…
Angry? Breathe, Invite Wisdom, Listen: Soul Sculpting Project: Lent Week 6
Does Jesus ever get really angry? Yes. Remember the famous time when he flips over all the market tables at the temple. And then there’s the time when Jesus’s disciples decide that He is too busy and important to bless little kids, so they block a group of kids from getting to Him. Jesus gets…
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