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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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
Desert Teachings: Holding things Loosely
I come from a lush land where things grow in the ground, sometimes even without watering them. I come from a place with four distinct,...
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