Thinks I find along the way
As we head toward a very different holiday compared to years past, we can reclaim the peace and joy of the season through mindfulness—one of the most powerful tools we have in the face of life’s twists and turns. With practice, we learn to work with our circumstance exactly as it is, and it’s from this grounded place of openness, that we can discover the beauty and possibility that lives in the moment: Mindful Holidays — Calm Blog
Richard Rohr shares:
“In the midst of the intense struggle for civil rights, Thomas Merton insisted that Christians had a moral duty to address racism—on a personal and systemic level. His words were prophetic at the time and continue to be relevant to this day. In Seeds of Destruction, he writes:
The race question cannot be settled without a profound change of heart, a real shake-up and deep reaching metanoia [Greek for repentance or change of mind] on the part of White America. It is not just [a] question of a little more good will and generosity: it is a question of waking up to crying injustices and deep-seated problems which are ingrained in the present setup and which, instead of getting better, are going to get worse. [1]
The purpose of non-violent protest, in its deepest and most spiritual dimensions is then to awaken the conscience of the white people to the awful reality of their injustice and of their sin, so that they will be able to see that the Negro problem is really a White problem: that the cancer of injustice and hate which is eating white society and is only partly manifested in racial segregation with all its consequences, is rooted in the heart of the white people themselves. [2]”
Source: Richard Rohr Meditation: Merton’s Call for Racial Justice
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Richard Rohr shares this in his newsletter today. I have followed Merton since I was introduced to him by a friend during college days.
“Part of Thomas Merton’s legacy, which I believe has been underappreciated, is his great love of nature. In the hills of Kentucky, he found his connection to God strengthened by every leaf, every tree, every sunrise. I felt it as well in my time at his hermitage. Theologian and GreenFaith fellow Sister Kathleen Deignan writes of Merton’s relationship to the natural world, which inevitably led to his activism on the earth’s behalf: Richard Rohr Meditation: Merton’s Love of Nature“
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I learned about this guy reading reading an article in the Green Bay Press Gazette. If you like burgers, check it out…
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I took some time off yesterday to clear my head with one more epic bike ride of the season. Here’s some of what I saw along the way…
I love my Michigan…
I don’t often post political thoughts here but the circumstances are different in this election…
I was a Republican who was once the Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin before I turned the gavel over to Reince Priebus, who became Chief of Staff for President Trump. I left the party in 2009 and I voted for Joe Biden last Tuesday. Why? This simple post sums it up…
I don’t need to look beyond this info. It’s the last one that really gets me.
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Exercise creates this sense of self-efficacy, or confidence because we accomplish something each time we set out to exercise.Â
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Post by @astroloupicus: All suffering is caused by ignorance
Bright, shiny objects! 
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