Tag: Thich Nhat Hanh
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God is Not in Notions and Words
Last weekend I ran a half marathon with my husband. I’m sore, and my time wasn’t anything to write home about. But I did it. A sense of accomplishment can definitely be important to our sense of well being. I notice this same pattern emerging when it comes to my spiritual life. Whenever I understand…
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Spiritual, Yes. Religious, No.
The wind and rain continued this afternoon as I worked around my house, thankful for the warmth within it. I nearly took a nap while watching a video with my daughter. The coziness of the darkened room almost got the best of me. With the wind and rain comes a change in temperature. Winter is…
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What is Faith?
For so long, I believed that blind faith was the crux of a spiritual practice. I lived it. I based all of my actions on ideas that could not be seen or proven. As I grew, this took a toll on me. My brain wanted to learn more, more, more. I wanted to understand that…
This Sacred Life 