Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Tuesday, Dec 22 – DAY 25 Love also has other expressions. It can involve partners with whom we achieve eros, a passionate love. Over time, it is also found as a more mature love that endures through long-term relationships, and is called pragma. As one commentator explained, “Unlike the other types of love, pragma[…]
Monday, Dec 21 – DAY 23 Every form of love reflects some aspect of the greatest love: agape. Take friendship, for instance, which can also denote kinship. It has been called storge or filios. In these days, we have reason to cherish friendship more than ever. We’re socially isolated and cognizant of how precious our[…]
Sunday, Dec 20 – DAY 22 Love glows bright as the focus of this week’s reflections. As we light our candles, we prepare to welcome holy love into our homes and lives. Can you imagine a love more determined than the one that chooses to show up in our messy and imperfect world? To be[…]
Joy may be encouraged and reinforced by your choice of environments. Opt to connect with nature. Or to change perspectives by going somewhere other than your usual setting. How you set the stage for where you work and play permits you to access joy. Being in places that minimize interruptions and offer immediate inspiration may[…]
Gratitude is the birthplace of joy. Or vice versa. Appreciation and perspective enable you to embrace whatever comes. To find resilience in hard times. To opt for creative responses to challenging circumstances. To be curious rather than angry. It cultivates compassion and connection. Gratitude permits your starting point to be one of acceptance and adaptation,[…]
