Another valuable skill we can develop on our life journey is the skill of reflection. To witness our life, our experiences, our relationships, or our behavior – and reflect on what has happened – is the doorway to understanding, the beginning of the possibility of new choices, and the ability to change. A regular habit [...]
Tag Archives: prayer
reflection
induction
I love the word induction. It literally means to lead – to a new place, to a different state of being, to a different form. All ritual is an induction. The question is: Who’s leading? (And how willing are you to follow?)
how i pray
I was going to call this post “How to Pray,” but that seemed inappropriate. I can’t give you an exhaustive overview of prayer, or even tell you the best way to pray. I can only share what I’ve tried, and what I’ve found to be valuable. I’ve mentioned that I grew up in a praying [...]
prayer
I grew up in a family where prayer was a regular part of life. We prayed at church every Sunday, and we prayed before every meal. We also prayed before we went to bed every night. My father and uncle were lay preachers as far back as I can remember, and so it didn’t seem [...]