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Month: August 2022

The Grace of Imperfection

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Perfectionism can interfere with us growing into the person we’re meant to be and offering our unique gifts to the world.

Published August 31, 2022
Categorized as Kingdom of Days Tagged Aging, good enough, Thomas Merton

Giving God the Benefit of the Doubt

There are times in our lives when our spiritual practices feel too difficult, or we believe we’re not getting any benefit from them. At these times, we need to give God the benefit of the doubt.

Published August 24, 2022
Categorized as All The Way to Heaven Tagged good enough, Prayer, Thomas Merton

An Unexpected Stumbling Block to Gratitude

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I’ve always considered myself grateful, but then I realized there’s an aspect to gratitude that I’ve been getting all wrong.

Published August 17, 2022
Categorized as Kingdom of Days Tagged Gratitude, Non-attachment, Thomas Merton

Doing Too Much

It’s easy to get caught up in good intentions to help improve the world, but Merton cautions us that we must be careful not to lose our inner peace in the process.

Published August 10, 2022
Categorized as Kingdom of Days Tagged good enough, service, Thomas Merton

Gifts & Graces: July 2022

Here’s my random gratitude collection of mostly small but sometimes large things that helped make July better.

Published August 3, 2022
Categorized as Gifts & Graces Tagged Gratitude

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