Reflections

You wander from room to room Hunting for the diamond necklace That is already around your neck ~ Rumi Wandering, hunting, seeking, yearning…sometimes I think that what is around my neck is a heavy burden…yet I am invited to treasure the beautiful necklace that is there, and has always been there. My 65 th year has been a year of wandering, pilgrimaging, seeking to make sense of my life of yearning, seeking. I started the year by walking the Camino de Santiago and shared in the pain and...

This post continues our series of bringing you more Wisdom from your fellow students of the contemplative path. We hope you will find these posts enriching, enlightening, and inspiring for your own journey. If you would like to submit a post for future consideration, please email admin@contemplative.org. Read on for the third part of a series from our deeply knowledgeable audio ministry editor, Peggy Zimmerman. By the end of our last post , the Job story has led us to three happenings: Yahweh...

Credit: hoodmystic.com This post continues our series of bringing you more Wisdom from your fellow students of the contemplative path. We hope you will find these posts enriching, enlightening, and inspiring for your own journey. If you would like to submit a post for future consideration, please email admin@contemplative.org . Read on for the second part of a series from our deeply knowledgeable audio ministry editor, Peggy Zimmerman. By the end of Part 1 of this exploration, we were...

Credit: catholicnewstt.com This is our second post in the continuation of our series bringing you more Wisdom from your fellow students of the contemplative path. We hope you will find these posts enriching, enlightening, and inspiring for your own journey. If you would like to submit a post for future consideration, please email admin@contemplative.org. Read on for the first part of a series from our deeply knowledgeable audio ministry editor, Peggy Zimmerman. Since learning about Jacob...

Photography as an Act of Faith While we have featured many guest posts in the past, we are setting the intention to bring you more Wisdom from your fellow students of the contemplative path. We hope you will find these posts enriching, enlightening, and inspiring for your own journey. If you would like to submit a post for future consideration, please email admin@contemplative.org . Read on for an enlightening testimonial to art as a spiritual practice by Cynthia Bourgeault’s student, Diane...