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My Suffering
Sadness crept closer with each chapter I read. Then it slipped in beside me when the father left too. It was still there the next day and the day after that. Sadness kept coming in through the tiny crack of … Continue reading →
Posted in compassion, Easter, Ignatian Spirituality, Mindfulness, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections, Stories
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Tagged Bloomst, Esther Hizsa, fiction, Heather Ruce, Ignatius of Loyola, Jeena Paradies., Leuchtturm81, Ofjd125gk87, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, suffering, Third degree of humility, tree
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How My Suffering is Ending My Suffering
In my post “Releasing Reality,” I referred to Anthony de Mello’s counsel to let our suffering end our suffering. How does that work? Suffering reveals my siren gods. It reveals the alluring attachments that toss me about. Suffering helps me notice … Continue reading →
Posted in Mindfulness, Prayer, Reflections
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Tagged 2 Peter 1:3, Anthony de Mello, attachments, awareness, Coco Love Alcorn, Esther Hizsa, Herbert James Draper, Luke 5:1-11, Matthew 7:9-11, Psalm 16, Psalm 17:15, Psalm 27:13, Richard Rohr, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, suffering, The Naked Now, The River, Ulysses and the Sirens
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An Everyday Pilgrim 