I met my supervisor about two weeks ago and her first question was, how are you doing. I responded, “Tired.” She laughed and said, “Nothing is new here.” And she proceed to tell me about how she was doing, that she was thankful for her life, her friends, her fellowship, and her ability to sustain [...]
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Depression, Optimism, and Possibility
Posted in Depression, Health, Life, Personal, Psychology, Psychology and Religion, Spirituality, Tao, family on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spirituality and Finiteness
Posted in Church, Compassion, Health, Life, Personal, Psychology, Psychology and Religion, Religion, Spirituality on December 9, 2008 | 18 Comments »
During the past couple of quarters I have been asking students what evokes a sense of spirituality. Of course the answers are numerous. However one very consistent theme that has been repeating is a sense of finiteness. This reminds me of how often my awareness of my finiteness actually generates a sense of peace and [...]
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I couple of my esteemed colleagues published books that you may want to consider reading:
Jane Maynard, Transfiguring Loss: Julian of Norwich as a Guide for Survivors of Traumatic Grief. Pilgrim Press, 2006.
David Hogue, Remembering the Future, Imagining the Past: Story, Ritual, and the Human Brain. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2003.
Kathleen Greider, Much Madness Is Divinest Sense: Wisdom in Memoirs of Soul-Suffering. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2007.
Siroj Sorajjakool, Do Nothing: Inner Peace for Everyday Living: Reflections on Chuang Tzu's Philosophy: Templeton, 2009.
