Articles on Contemplation in Action
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Conscious Leadership as a Spiritual Journey
Article by Margaret Benefiel (May 2019 eNews) What is conscious leadership? When I received the annual Elks leadership award my senior year in high school for my leadership in the Elma Sunshine Makers 4-H Club in Elma, Washington, I thought I knew pretty much everything there was to know about leadership. After all, I had…
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You will discover
In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love. ~Cesar Chavez
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Lent is a Time to Listen
Today’s post is by Mary van Balen While reading some reflections by Richard Rohr on the presence of Christ in creation from the beginning, I was struck by the phrase “Christ-soaked world.” It brought to mind two Scripture readings from Paul used for the beginning of Lent: one from 2 Corinthians and the other from…
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The human heart
The human heart is exquisitely fragile. Our judgments need to be gentle, our understanding deep, and our forgiveness wide. ~Ron Rolheiser
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Singing the Lord’s Song
Today’s post is by Tilden Edwards “By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion….There our captors asked us to sing one of the songs of Zion. How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” (Psalm 137) Like those Israelites forced into exile in Babylon, I…
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Don’t wait
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. ~Napoleon Hill