I am not blogging much lately -- my days are very full because I am pushing to finish my medical transcription practicum while carving out moments for writing. However, a friend shared this on a social network today and I wanted to preserve it here for future laughter-as-medicine needs.
I myself love daylight saving time, which has recently returned. But I sympathize with those who long for that lost hour -- and an hour with light at that -- at the beginning of the day. ( I always miss that light at the end of the day when things change again in the fall).
Just check out the video in the post below, and you will be healed.
Here is a fine short article on centering prayer by Sidney Callahan from the Jesuit magazine America. In one section, he points to how centering prayer might appeal to those who define themselves as "spiritual-but-not-religious" or "nones" --
"One: Centering prayer is a completely lay and democratic movement with no need for hierarchical church oversight. It has been called 'a monastery without walls.' Or perhaps the growth of contemplative practice can be likened to the sea of faith's incoming tide.
Two: Centering prayer is a self-validating practice that experientially changes its practitioners from within over time. Those drowning in babble and trivial distractions find healing in silence.
Three: Centering prayer and contemplation is non-doctrinaire and ecumenical. It can be seen as related to Buddhist and other valued forms of meditation and mindfulness."
(emphases mine)
Read the full article here.
