A note from the Earth Quakers
The idea of a solid hour of silence on a Sunday is pure gold to me these days. I get plenty of shouting, singing and hand-waving in my own house without having to go looking for it in a church. So,...
View ArticleParenting with Soul – what is it?
Parenting with Soul is about (re)discovering your own inner life as a parent. It’s about finding your purpose and direction again when you lose it at the bottom of the laundry basket. It’s about...
View ArticleTweet your way to heaven
Do you think tweeting helps you get to heaven? The term ‘spiritual practices’ gets tossed around a lot. In the broadest sense it means anything you do that’s intended to boost your spirituality. You...
View ArticleTen-minute fixes for your soul
If I had a dollar for every time someone said, ‘You just need to spend ten minutes each day on (stretching, reading, doing a budget, cleaning, personal hygiene),’ I would be very rich indeed. And if I...
View ArticleRalph on soul
Love this quote from dead poet, writer, philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson: We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, the tree; but the whole, of which these are the shining...
View ArticleThe little prince on soul
You might know Antoine de Saint-Exupery best because of his children’s book The Little Prince. But he knew a lot about soul: Living is being born slowly. It would be a little too easy if we could...
View ArticleJames, the Bible and the gay question
Didn’t James do a lovely Bible reading at his sister’s wedding? I’m talking about That Wedding, of course: Catherine and William at Westminster Abbey. James read from the book of Romans with such...
View ArticleQuick squeezes of soul
Squeeze a bit of soul into your world today: • Recite a favourite mantra in the shower. • Give thanks for the food on your table. • Light a candle and meditate on the flame. • Get some laughter...
View ArticleSkimming the surface
‘When we do things with only a part of the mind, we are just skimming the surface of life …’ I’m doing a short e-course at the moment through Spirituality and Practice, looking at the teachings of...
View ArticleThree bites of soul food
A proverb to ponder For the birds that cannot soar, God has provided low branches. — Turkish proverb A quotation to inspire Let me recognise in other men and women, my God, the radiance of your own...
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