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All in Discernment
Guided meditation #1 considers the cycle of the field as metaphor for the condition of the soul. How is it with your soul today?
What’s the most asked question I get when I tell someone I’m a spiritual director? “What’s a spiritual director and what do you do?”
One of the more frustrating parts of the spiritual life can be discerning the signs or hearing the voice within that moves us along the path on our journey. Exploring the possibilities takes time.
In this season of unrest, much is being dismantled within us and around us, leaving us to wonder about new definitions, structures, and perspectives on life. Wondering and wandering are the gifts of spiritual direction.
Following your heart desire is fine, assuming you know what that desire is. How do you listen for and discover that deep down desire?
What is your heart’s desire telling you about yourself, about your present situation, about the future? Does it feel like calling, or does it lead you away from God toward habits of self-comfort?
What is a rule of life? It’s a beacon light to guide our actions, disciplines, and decisions by giving voice to the core values. It aligns our commitments with our convictions in a more integrated, holistic perspective of what matters.
A rule of life or, as I like to call it, a “liturgy of days” is not a list of things to do to live your life. It was never intended to be a prescriptive method of living, but rather a descriptive statement of your highest values, a guidling light in how you live your best life.
What do I talk about with a spiritual director? Exploring some core questions leads us to new discoveries about ourselfes and about God. A recommended resource from Henri Nouwen helps identify the questions we all ponder throughout life.
Liminal space refers to the time and space between two things. It’s an architectural word for those in-between functional places that get us from one place to another in a building, like a doorway or a hallway. But in life sometimes we get stuck in those metaphoric doorways and hallways rattling doorknobs of locked doors counting the minutes until we are out of this space.
Just as surely as we see signs when the seasons change, so God gives us signs of new awakenings within us as well…Change is rarely comfortable because it involves dismantling, rearranging, renovating, demolishing, constructing — all signs of a creative process. But be assured, no matter how uncomfortable or disorienting, this process, in the hands of a loving God is reason for hope. What are your areas of awakening? How are you responding to them? Who are the people who support you in it? What are the questions that are raised within you?
Doorways have fascinated me. It’s one of my favorite hash tags on Instagram. The artistry, character, and voice of a doorway is unique to each one. Some immediately offer welcome, while others evoke warnings, or unwelcome
