The value of solitude isn't simply in retreating from a chaotic world. It's a discipline that's different for all of us — and one that we can practice wherever we are.
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We can communicate with almost anybody at any moment and all the time. But are we losing our capacity to be alone, and therefore our ability to think anew? Rediscovering this ability just may be pivotal to the health of democracy.
On a retreat at a cabin in the northern woods of Wisconsin, Parker Palmer strings together pearls of contemplation on silence and solitude. With the help of Merton and Rumi, he finds the catharsis of being forced to reckon with one's angels and demons.
For the ordinary hours, a plaintive poem for those of us on our own.
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