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Bursting a Brittle Boomer Bubble

Bursting a Brittle Boomer Bubble

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 6, 2023 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

Age-wise, I straddle the Baby Boomer/GenX line. I married a Boomer, yet many of my perspectives (and musical tastes!) are GenX in nature. This is relevant for my reflections today because I’ve realized in the past few weeks that there’s a “protective” Boomer bubble...
How Are You Stewarding Your Life?

How Are You Stewarding Your Life?

by Shirin McArthur | Oct 23, 2023 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

A few weeks ago, the daily meditation from SSJE’s “Brother Give Us a Word” caught and held my attention. The excerpt, from this sermon by Curtis Almquist, reads as follows: We don’t possess our own lives. We are stewards of the life that God has given us, and for...
No One in Our Species Is Automatically Our Enemy

No One in Our Species Is Automatically Our Enemy

by Shirin McArthur | Oct 9, 2023 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture

I was recently listening to an On Being discussion between Krista Tippett and Isabel Wilkerson, the author of Caste, a book we have read in our antiracism discussion group. Wilkerson was talking about the importance of those who are not in a subordinated caste needing...
Slowing, Noticing, Being

Slowing, Noticing, Being

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 25, 2023 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons

Last month, I was blessed to spend a couple of weeks with my mom in the mountains of Colorado. Although the town and the townhome were familiar, the territory was new in some senses. It’s Mom’s first summer there without Dad, who died in April. She and I are also...
There’s No Such Thing as Empty Space

There’s No Such Thing as Empty Space

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 18, 2023 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture

I know I’m a bit late to the party, but I want to write about the Oppenheimer movie today. I haven’t seen it and don’t plan to, though that is mostly because I just don’t watch movies. (I prefer books, in large part because of how much time I spend in front of a...
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