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Pondering How to Be a Good Relative

Pondering How to Be a Good Relative

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 21, 2022 | Christianity, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

Last month, I attended our Episcopal Diocese’s annual convention and had the privilege of hearing the Rev. Isaiah Shaneequa Brokenleg give the keynote speech. She’s on the national church staff in the Office of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care. Her words...
Movement and Stillness in the Waning Year

Movement and Stillness in the Waning Year

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 14, 2022 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Society and Culture

A spiritual director colleague recently shared a Rumi poem on her Silentium post and one stanza really resonated for me: I seem restless, but I am deeply at ease.Branches tremble; the roots are still. My life is quite full at the moment (I’ll be sharing more specifics...
Rest as Resistance and the Nap Ministry

Rest as Resistance and the Nap Ministry

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 7, 2022 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture

A couple of weeks ago a friend told me about the Nap Ministry. This idea was new to me, but it really struck a chord, and I wanted to share it with you today. Over the years, I often struggled to stay awake during workdays, especially after lunch. I became accustomed...
An Invitation to Positive Mysticism

An Invitation to Positive Mysticism

by Shirin McArthur | Oct 24, 2022 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

All mystics are positive people—or they are not mystics! Their spiritual warfare is precisely the work of recognizing and then handing over all of their inner negativity and fear to God.—Richard Rohr, Eager to Love I’ve written on this blog in the past about my...
Connecting Camera Concepts with the Spiritual Life: Contrast

Connecting Camera Concepts with the Spiritual Life: Contrast

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 5, 2022 | Christianity, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

Prey prefers to blend into the surrounding landscape. Look at this photo from my recent trip to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum; can you easily see the cactus wren? It blends into its background beautifully, making it more difficult for hunters to spot. (In fact,...
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