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We're snowed in and it's orthodox Christmas Eve!Beautiful scene decoration so chiming in the holiday!

I wrote this to my docguess I should tell you how I reacted to stuff today - it probably won't come as any surprise because I thinkyou know the dynamic within me.I woke up - and got down to chapel. I...

Nevermind someone else's opinion or someone else's demand for explanation your life should be enough for you. You are who you need to be accountable to

Sometimes I feel so on top of things.like dutifully standing by for the male monastics here at the monastery in Pennsylvania, waiting for things that need to be done. I feel on top of myself which is...

Why.do I need a justification for everything I do?Is it nature or nurture?ive certainly landed in a life role whereeverything is prescribed.I'd like to be known for doing something more than just...

I was thinking about this morning about how I fear the commitment to the monastic life because of in part the weird leadership on the male side of the monastics. Also for the details which I'm still...

I know we’ve all gotta serve someone in work and life and perhaps seeing this tells me how I’ve been behaving... finding points of resistance no matter where I go. Thinking that everyone else has...

I went out into the city today, Columbia, Maryland. I went tothe Apple Store there to get a new Iphone. I have to saythat I was way too cavalier with purchasing today and lately.This is not a good...

Sometimes you don't know what you're going through until you come out the other side of it.i need to remind myself to have patience with myself

Always remember to save your boarding passes until the trip is over and you’re safely back home. Because I was rebooked in Chicago they somehow lost track of my flight to LA that I took. And...

I'm ready to get back to the monastery. I love my family but my energy is running high this morning that I need to be humbled and reminded of the responsibilities I must have to carry on with daily...

Christmases come and go. We age and become wiser, people come into our lives and some pass out of our lives or even pass away.I feel so incredibly lucky for my family and friends. For my health and...

I'm starting to question other people's experience of me and how I'm effecting them. Im also starting to consider their experience in general. I know I question a whole heck of a lot, perhaps to find...