Spiritual Practices for Hot Weather
This is the fourth year in a row that we’ve seen record high temperatures in July in many parts of the United States. To the usual tips for staying cool (drink more water, stay in the shade, find an...
View ArticlePassing on Spirituality: Teaching the Spiritual ABC’s
Spirituality is a way of being in the world, and it is marked by activities and experiences. We didn’t learn a lot about it when we were growing up and going to Sunday School, confirmation classes, and...
View ArticleWelcoming the Spiritually Independent
Let’s stop being so negative about the group that is transforming religion and spirituality in the 21st century. One-fifth of the American public – and a third of adults under 30 – do not identify...
View ArticleThe Hokey Pokey Is What It’s All About . . . and Other Signs in Daily Life
It happens all the time. A song comes on the radio, and we hear a lyric in a new way. We notice an interesting sign while walking in the city – like “Look” at a crosswalk. We’re paging through a book...
View ArticleDiscovering Resilience or How I Learned to Fall Down Seven Times and Get Up...
We have a guest blog this week from our friend James Kullander. He’s leading a one-month e-course on “Mastering the Art of Resilience” starting next Monday, November 4, from our website...
View ArticleMaking Reading Sacred
Lent is traditionally a season for reflection, revision, and renewal. It’s a time when we set aside a little extra time for spiritual reading. We know that each year our Lenten e-courses, such as this...
View ArticleTravel Presence
Whether you are doing a “staycation” this year in your backyard or going on a trip to a distant place, you can turn your journey into a pilgrimage with a few simple spiritual practices. Below are some...
View ArticleThe Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2014
One way we practice our spirituality in everyday life is to go to the movies. As film reviewers for SpiritualityandPractice.com, we review 300 films a year, always looking for how the stories and the...
View ArticleBringing Your Emotions to Life
In the Disney Pixar animated feature Inside Out, the filmmakers bring five emotions to life: Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, and Anger. We watch them walking, talking, and otherwise expressing themselves...
View ArticleCrossing Thresholds
Since we moved to California, our cat Merton has taken to lying on thresholds. His favorite one is the doorway between our media room and our screened-in porch. Whether we are watching a movie or...
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