Weekly reflections on spirituality and health
Reflection for the week of December 4
In a time of drastic change one can be too preoccupied with what is ending or too obsessed with what seems to be beginning. In either case one loses touch with the present and with its obscure but dynamic possibilities. What really matters is openness, readiness, attention, courage to face risk. You do not need to know precisely what is happening or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
Thomas Merton
Quoted in The Solitary Explorer: Thomas Merton's Transforming Journey, by Elena Malits
I have been distributing short, nonsectarian email reflections on spirituality, health and wellness since 2004. They come out (almost all) Mondays. If you would like to receive these, please send your name and email to me at frederic.craigie@gmail.com
You are also welcome to download a file with the complete collection of reflections that I have sent since 2004. I may not update this weekly, but it will be close. After this many years, there are many duplicates (great wisdom needs to be repeated and show up every so often!) but there are many hundreds of unique entries. Click on the link below, and enjoy!
Fred
In a time of drastic change one can be too preoccupied with what is ending or too obsessed with what seems to be beginning. In either case one loses touch with the present and with its obscure but dynamic possibilities. What really matters is openness, readiness, attention, courage to face risk. You do not need to know precisely what is happening or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
Thomas Merton
Quoted in The Solitary Explorer: Thomas Merton's Transforming Journey, by Elena Malits
I have been distributing short, nonsectarian email reflections on spirituality, health and wellness since 2004. They come out (almost all) Mondays. If you would like to receive these, please send your name and email to me at frederic.craigie@gmail.com
You are also welcome to download a file with the complete collection of reflections that I have sent since 2004. I may not update this weekly, but it will be close. After this many years, there are many duplicates (great wisdom needs to be repeated and show up every so often!) but there are many hundreds of unique entries. Click on the link below, and enjoy!
Fred
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