Becoming More Contemplative, part 4
I am not much of a New Year’s resolution maker, but one January, I desired a different focus and decided to call it a present of presence that I would gift to myself.
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Anne Lamott, one of my favorite authors, shares wisdom that was passed on to her by a dear priest friend. “The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty.”
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Not only did my earlier faith practice purport a formulaic approach to parenting, there were formulas offered in other areas as well. Prayer was one such area.
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As I continued the pursuit of new and better ways to meet parenting challenges that were out of my league, two common and repeated themes emerged in the places I turned to for help. The first was that the parent must be the first to change.
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In recent days, an ancient Christian spiritual practice called examen has danced before my eyes and mind on several occasions. Examen has much to teach me about the ever present need to pay attention and notice exactly what is life giving for me as well as that which falls in the category of life sucking.
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