“What I wear is pants. What I do is live. How I pray is breathe.” – Thomas Merton Subscribe to Contemplify via iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, Overcast or Google Play Lauds (of Coffee) These 3 sentences above come from my self-adopted contemplative grandfather, Thomas Merton.They ring so true for me that they were the basis for my thesis paper in graduate school. Why? Well, for me, they represent an embodied response to one of my essential life questions – how does contemplation intersect with day-to-day life? So there is this contemplative rhythm in some monasteries of the Christian tradition called the Divine Office…or the Liturgy of …
Author: Swanson
055: Shaped by the Dance Between Landscape & Consciousness with Gail Straub (Author of The Ashokan Way)
“Quoting the ancient I Ching, [Gail] writes about “coming to rest in motion.” She should know: a world traveler and social activist, Gail brings the steady calm she finds in the mountains to her work at peacemaking in a troubled world. ” – Elizabeth Lesser cofounder Omega Institute I feel like an absurd lover torn between two beloveds. But rather than being drawn to different people, I’m torn between landscapes. My primary loves are the lakes and trees of Minnesota, but I have also deeply fallen for the desert mountains and mesas of New Mexico. And still if I drift …
054: Contemplate Your Death Five Times a Day with Hansa Bergwall (Co-Founder of WeCroak)
“You are encouraged to take one moment for contemplation, conscious breathing or meditation when WeCroak notifications arrive. We find that a regular practice of contemplating mortality helps spur needed change, accept what we must, let go of things that don’t matter and honor things that do.’” – WeCroak I have only purchased one app for my phone. I find cell phones to be a necessary nuisance, helpful enough that I keep one, annoying enough that I keep it on silent. I don’t bemoan or resent anyone who has finally found love with their device. I get it. I just …
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