Eugene Peterson reflects on the spiritual concept of "congruence" and the life-long endeavor of matching inner life to outer behavior.
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From the solitude of nature, a poem on reclaiming a sense of welcome in our own lives.
We’re told what success and fulfillment look like at every stage of life. But do external standards set us up for a feeling of failure? On the transformation of turning 40 — and middle age as a singular threshold of becoming.
A hopeful poem by Portia Nelson on the slow but cathartic process of breaking out of our harmful habits.
From the dreary lyrics of “Eleanor Rigby” to Lennon’s infamous remarks on Christianity, The Beatles seemed to embody a godless skepticism about the world. But was their outlook really so bleak? Kenneth Womack on the deeper message at the heart of their music: a life-affirming, transcendent sense of communal good.
On stripping away the clutter of life to live more deeply, inspired by a Mary Oliver poem on the clarity that comes from winter’s sparseness.
A poem from Mary Oliver on the ultimate act of gratitude: offering up our own gifts of the mind, heart, and spirit.
A poem from David Whyte on escaping the noise of the world, and listening instead to “questions that can make or unmake a life.”
Humor and poetry are therapeutic, and together they can be the ultimate balm. A verse from Ron Koertge — on a happy misunderstanding about the order of Carmelites.
For when the world's trouble starts to overwhelm, a poem from William Stafford on savoring and safeguarding the refuge of life's quiet, peaceful moments.
Parker finds comfort in a poem from Carrie Newcomer — on learning how to occupy our space in the world with the wholeness and grace of trees.
A poetic reminder for writers: that the simplest words can be the most powerful.
As the warmth and lush greenery of summer give way to fall in our part of the world, a poem on the hollowness of the coming season, and the promise that rushes in to fill the void.
Three poems to celebrate new beginnings every day, atoning, and reconciling.
When the spirit feels leaden, there's respite in the sunrise that breaks through the night. A poem from Mary Oliver on taking comfort in daybreak.
It's scary to surrender control, but good can come from letting the chips fall where they may.
As the air starts to cool and the days shorten, a poetic reflection for this liminal time — on the hidden potential that lies in the season ahead.
A loving ode to ancestral land — and to the body of the earth from which we all come and to which we all return.
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