But what is missed here—and it is of crucial importance—is that the moving center also carries unique perceptive gifts, the most important of which is the capacity to understand the language of faith encoded in sacred gesture."
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April 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Happiness fades. Wholeness holds.
New scroll: Why You’re Not Supposed to Be Happy: You’re Supposed to Be Whole
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New scroll: Why You’re Not Supposed to Be Happy: You’re Supposed to Be Whole
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Why You’re Not Supposed to Be Happy: You’re Supposed to Be Whole
When happiness fades, what’s left isn’t failure—it’s formation; real freedom begins when you stop chasing good feelings and start saying yes to your unfolding.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The soul isn’t cloud storage.
It’s not your “authentic self” on standby in the sky.
It’s the residue of a life forged in fire, distilled by presence & surrender.
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It’s not your “authentic self” on standby in the sky.
It’s the residue of a life forged in fire, distilled by presence & surrender.
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The Soul Is Not a Dropbox Folder
Modern spirituality loves to treat the soul like a Dropbox folder—preloaded, waiting in the cloud. But the wisdom traditions say otherwise: you don’t start with a soul, you make one. This essay explor...
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September 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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"In many spiritual traditions of the world, the body is viewed with fear and suspicion, considered to be the seat of desire and at best a dumb beast that must be trained and brought into submission to the personal will.
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Your #existential PSA of the day, courtesy of #CynthiaBourgeault:
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Stop trying to “find” yourself. Start smelling yourself instead.
Presence isn’t something you achieve, it’s what’s left when you stop pretending.
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Presence isn’t something you achieve, it’s what’s left when you stop pretending.
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Stop Trying to Be Your True Self. Start Smelling It Instead.
Our culture keeps chasing “the true self.” Maybe it’s time to stop defining it and start smelling it. Presence, not identity, is the real fragrance.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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