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Hereโs a link to the last newsletter with more great stuff in case you missed it.
A Note: My new(ish) email newsletter plan is to send this email every Tuesday with these sections: Books, Spiritual Direction, and Retreats and Gatherings. Each week, one section will have a bit more than other sections. The last email newsletter had more details in the Books section. This one has more details in the Spiritual Direction section. And, sometimes items in one section could fit well into other sections, too. Itโs all good. >>> Books: Three Books Iโm Reading Right Now
1. Meister Eckhartโs Book of Darkness & Light: Meditations on the Path of the Wayless Way by Jon M. Sweeney and Mark S. Burrows
2. Crafting a Better World by Diana Weymar 3. To Pause at the Threshold by Esther de Waal
>>> Spiritual Direction: How to Care for Your Body, Mind, and Soul during Online Workshops and Gatherings
Here are some suggestions for anyone attending the Spiritual Direction for Writersยฎ + Enneagram for Creativity Gathering (itโs not too late to register, by the way) or anything else onlineโฆ 1. Establish a ritual that tells your body, mind, and soul that youโre about to give your attention to an upcoming online gathering. A simple ritual like the one mentioned here might work well before each gathering, during breaks, afterward, etc. You can use a prayer, quote, or poem that will help you prepare and be a familiar and calming signal for whatโs coming next. 2. Set an intention. Take a few minutes before logging on (or a day or two before the event starts) to think through how you want to show up, what you want to receive. Jot it down and glance at it often throughout the online workshop or class. 3. Be picky. When you have a choice, commit to participating in online gatherings and events that are a good fit for you during this season of life. Skip anything that doesnโt appeal to you so you can have more Zoom energy for the gatherings that do seem like a great fit. And here are three more suggestions that I shared on an Instagram Live yesterday: Incorporate blank space, move your body, and make the online gathering what you need it to be for you. >>> Retreats & Gatherings: One Way to Belong If you want an extra boost of belonging as we get closer to Election Day and the holiday season, The Great Belonging Project has 30 ways to broaden your belongings. It started as an Instagram series earlier this year, and now itโs online here. You can start any day, and I am 99% sure you will feel less lonely after you follow along for 30 days. The online offering is free. Please share it with anyone who might be struggling with loneliness. During the month of October, Iโm providing daily emails with extra layers of research, stories, and prompts and weekly Zoom gatherings. You can sign up for The Great Belonging Project October Refresh here. >>>Thanks for Reading! Keep putting yourself in the way of thoughtful books, offerings, art, and other good things.n the coming days, I hope you notice some of the ways you belong to yourself, others, God, and the world. >>>Thanks for Subscribing!
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