ORDINARY LIFE - Thoughts and Ideas to Help You Live a Happier Life

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Summary of Ordinary Life for August 13, 2023

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Dear Ones -

Registration for the day with Suzanne Stabile is now open. To register click here.

The experience is being called:

The Path Between Us:
The Enneagram and Relationships

She will be with us from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 30. She will also return for the Ordinary Life hour that Sunday.

If you are unfamiliar with the Enneagram, it is a personality typing system that is used by most spiritual directors to aid in spiritual growth and understanding of one’s Self.

I have asked Brooke Summers-Perry to come and use the Ordinary Life hour on Sunday, September 10 and do a good introduction to the Enneagram. You will want to be sure to attend this time. There is, of course, no charge for this time.

I called the time in Ordinary Life this week -

Praying Naked

I got the title from a story I heard one of my teachers tell decades ago. What I mean by the title is that in doing the religious/spiritual work we are attempting, there are likely some things - ideas, beliefs, etc. - that we need to remove and put down. There are also some practices that it will be helpful to take up.

This week was my way of introducing the teachings I will be offering based on and in response to what we know as “The Lord’s Prayer.” This prayer is one of the most familiar things about Christian rituals that most people think they know. My contention is that we do not know it - except in a superficial way. My hope for these teachings is that they equip us to make the journey into deeper awareness with hope, joy, and compassion. I close by reading the prayer translated into English from Aramaic, the language Jesus actually spoke. This translation is the work of Neil Douglas-Klotz who has devoted his life to the study of the prayer. You might want to use it as part of your daily spiritual practice.

That’s a brief summary of this week’s time in Ordinary Life.

The audio version of the talk has some significant differences from the text I spoke from. You can find the text of the talk, the presentation slides and the audio version of the talk using the links below.

Our podcast, “In Between,” can be accessed through the Ordinary Life web site.

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