Statio. For monastics it works like this. The bell calling you to prayer will ring in about 5 minutes, but you’re already at the chapel. Ahead of time. And just in time for Statio. You stand quietly in the hallway, or you may enter the chapel and sit down. In the quiet, you mentally recollect and…
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More Rest – Better Work, Better Life: Soul Sculpting Project
Why I work a little less, sleep a little more, and play a lot more than I used to. I love my work, I love accomplishment. The problem: I was lured into the trap of thinking that more is better. Specifically: More hours of work. I don’t know just where I got the idea that…
Take a 2 1/2 Minute Forest Bath: Soul Sculpting Project
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…
How I Learned to Eat at Glacial Speed: Soul Sculpting Lent Week 5
I don’t know why I grew up to be such a fast eater but by the time I reached college I could walk into the cafeteria, inhale my dinner and be out of there in record time. I think I felt proud of my speed-eating skill. The last year of college, however, I ran into…
Exploring Slow, Continuous Improvements: Soul Sculpting Project
Exploring Slow, Continuous Improvements: Soul Sculpting Project What needs improving ? I need better physical health specifically, I need to move my body more. What small movement could I do to increase my movement? I could go to the gym every day. Too big, ask again. What smaller movement could I do to increase my…
Sculpting Project 10: The 4 Minute Mile and The 4 Hour Mile: Week 1
Sculpting Project 10: The 4 Minute Mile and The 4 Hour Mile Week 1 Speed of Life Between a three-toed sloth or a school of fish in a feeding frenzy I tend to feel like the fish. I frequently sense God’s call for me to ‘Go Slowly.’ When I move more slowly my eyes open…
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