A midweek intermission exploring the soul work of practice.
Each week this newsletter invites you to pause, reset your focus, examine life, and cultivate practices that deepen your experience of joy.
Wednesday Pause
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Past Issues
The Practice of Love
The Practice of Listening
- April 24, 2024The Here and Now, Leaning In, and God at Work in This Moment
- April 17, 2024Tracking our Moods, Kingdoms Within, and Everything in Between
- April 10, 2024Deep Listening, The Missed Opportunity of a Greeting, and The Power of Three Simple Words
- April 3, 2024Persistent Whispers, Ears That Hear, and The Practice of Listening
The Practice of Less
- March 27, 2024Purging Self, Emptying Junk Drawers, and Planting Seeds of God’s Kingdom
- March 20, 2024Sitting with Proverbs, Saying Less, and Following Jesus’ Commands
- March 13, 2024Precious Gifts, New Eyes, and Seeing Things Less Clearly
- March 6, 2024Attuning Ears, Adjusting Volumes and the Soul Work of Less
The Practice of Letting Go
- February 28, 2024A Thousand Steps of Devotion, and A Thousand Letting-Goes
- February 21, 2024Weighing Luggage, Contemplative Considerings, and Suitcases of Surprise
- February 20, 2024Let Go to Let Grow, and Offerings of Response
- February 7, 2024Letting Go, Pass, Receive, and The Sweet Spot of Steady
The Practice of Wonder
- January 31, 2024People Watching, Crappy Puns, and The Other Side of Surprise
- January 24, 2024Every Moment Holy, Eyes of Wonderment, and The Practice of Recalling
- January 17, 2024The Path of Wonder, What if?, and The Spiritual Exercise of Wondering
- January 10, 2024Commonplace Details, The Practice of Beholding, and Wandering into Wonder
- January 3, 2024New Year Stirrings, Wonder Talk, and Invitations of Beginning
The Practice of Anticipation
The Practice of Rest
- November 29, 2023Slow, Slow, Slow, Know Days Off, and Sabbath-Rest
- November 22, 2023Metrical Breaks, Rest Checks, and Listening to Your Life’s Song
- November 15, 2023Subtle Shifts, Simple Moments, and Invitations to Sit Down
- November 8, 2023The Myth of Multitasking, Pressing Pause, and Honoring Rest
- November 1, 2023New Markers of Success, The Example of Jesus, and The Daily Rest
The Practice of Gratitude
- October 25, 2023Relentless Appreciation, Gratitude Bowls, and the Impact of Thank You
- October 18, 2023Offering Gratitude, Gift Giving, and The Bonds of Gratefulness
- October 11, 2023Grateful Benefits, Specific Gratitude, and Moments like Maya
- October 4, 2023Small Habits, Simple Pleasures, Grateful People, and The Practice of Gratitude
The Practice of Simplicity
- September 27, 2023Simple Moments, ‘Here I Am,’ and All These Things
- September 20, 2023Life Buffets, Filling our Plates, and Sprinkles of Simplicity
- September 13, 2023Yes, No, Less is More, and One More Thing
- September 6, 2023Looking for Simplicity, Letting Go, and Making Room for What Is
The Practice of Presence
- August 30, 2023Returning to the Present, and the Structures of Our Experience
- August 23, 2023Altars of Remembrance, Recollection, and The Brevity of Life
- August 16, 2023Radical Amazement, Ordinary Invitations, and Grateful Noticings
- August 9, 2023Mundane Tasks, Small Pauses, and Practicing the Presence
- August 2, 2023Presence, Footprints, and Paths of Life
The Practice of Belonging
- July 25, 2023Weeds and Wheat, Imperfect Things, and Belonging to Ourselves
- July 19, 2023Expert Observation, Sacred Earth, and Belonging to One Another
- July 12, 2023Restlessness, Imaginary Dialogues, and Eternal Belonging
- July 5, 2023Belonging, Our Authentic and Imperfect Selves, and All Our Soul’s Doors
The Practice of Peace
The Practice of Space
- May 31, 2023Vast Expanse, Space Telescopes, and Contemplative Gazes
- May 24, 2023Home, Place, and Joyful Atmospheres
- May 17, 2023Compassion, The Parasympathetic Nervous System, and Keeping Company with Jesus
- May 10, 2023Welcoming, Moments of Reflection, and Spaces Between
- May 2, 2023Space, Unhurried Rhythms, and Out-Of-The-Way Places
The Practice of Renewal
- April 26, 2023Pain, God-Opportunities, and Drives Toward Health
- April 19, 2023Unfoldings, Flowers in Bloom, and Where You Invest Your Life
- April 12, 2023Silence, Meditative Lingers, and Moments of Reflection
- April 5, 2023Renewal, Fresh Starts, and Waves of Possibility
The Practice of Awareness
- March 29, 2023Attentiveness, Your Senses, and Loving Kindness Blessings
- March 22, 2023Awareness, The Sacred Art of Seeing, and Miracle-Wonders
