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Contemplative Prayer: an introduction
"This is how you pray continually, not by offering prayer in words, but by joining yourself to God through your whole way of life, so...
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- Aug 11
- 3 min
4am Contemplative Prayer
I'm an early riser, but some days I think we're just meant to wake up earlier. This morning, I felt like the universe must have something...
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shelisloterbeek
- May 8
- 5 min
Six Ways to Invite Peace
Most of us live in a pretty fast-paced environment on a daily basis. Add the current political / cultural climate to the busyness of...
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shelisloterbeek
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Uncovering Layers: Becoming the Beloved
As I laid on the table at physical therapy she said the words "You might not be able to do that ever again." Tears came to my eyes and I...
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shelisloterbeek
- Jan 10
- 2 min
A Message for the World
This quote drew my attention the other day: "Here is one way to look at yourself through spiritual eyes: you are a message. When you...
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shelisloterbeek
- Jan 1
- 3 min
A New Word for the Year
Some years are more surprising than others and for me this one was particularly remarkable. When 2022 began in Phoenix, Arizona I had no...
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shelisloterbeek
- Sep 17, 2022
- 3 min
Welcoming Pain as a Guide
Setting the scene: Typing these words as I lay on an ice pack. So we're moving. Across the country. And I'm not sure how it happened,...
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shelisloterbeek
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
An Empathetic Witness
At a retreat recently with Beth Taulman Miller, she said these two words that have traveled with me in the last few weeks. The two words...
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shelisloterbeek
- Feb 16, 2022
- 4 min
Cultivating Confidence - Becoming the Beloved
This one is for most of the people I’ve come across in the last few months. For those who say “I could never do that”. For the one afraid...
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shelisloterbeek
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min
Cultivating a Listening Life
I recently had the privilege of leading a workshop at the Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona's conference "The Contemplative Way". It...
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shelisloterbeek
- Dec 30, 2021
- 3 min
Word for the Year: Reflection & Anticipation
Like a lot of people, I choose a word, or usually more like a word chooses me for the year. There's nothing magical about the word, or...
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shelisloterbeek
- Dec 19, 2021
- 4 min
Lessons in Writing an Icon and Contemplating Mary
There are a few things on my bucket list - and learning how to paint an icon was one of them. I’ve been particularly drawn to them over...
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shelisloterbeek
- Oct 30, 2021
- 5 min
Silencing the Inner Critic
Once upon a time there was this girl who had a difficult time accepting criticism or critique of any kind. She had this voice inside her...
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shelisloterbeek
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Holding All the Falling
"The leaves fall, fall as from far, Like distant gardens withered in the heavens; They fall with slow and lingering descent. And in the...
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shelisloterbeek
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Divine Presence - in the learning and unlearning
A memory of learning to ride my bike came to me this morning. I remembered my purple hand-me-down bike with the white plastic woven...
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shelisloterbeek
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
My Whole Life Toward Heaven
Nearly every morning I sit with the sun. I watch it as it brings light to the space where I reside. I am not unaware that it has already...
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shelisloterbeek
- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
What if?
What if? The question of the imagination. I've had people in my life tell me they don't have an imagination. However, I think if a person...
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shelisloterbeek
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Death Dance
Look. Gaze. Really, for an entire minute. Or more. Now closer. What do you see? Here is what has been creating itself inside of me in...
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shelisloterbeek
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
literally, experiencing God
I have an office space that I share with therapists (they're great - so if you're looking for one and local, let me know) and every other...
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shelisloterbeek
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Cross in my Neighborhood
I honestly don't remember the first time I walked the stations of the cross. I know it was probably only a few years ago, but I don't...
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