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How to Learn the Art of Listening in a Noisy World
The art of listening is really a skill that takes years of practice to learn, much like anything else in life.
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When You Sit With a Dying Person
How to look beyond grief and find peace while sitting at the bedside of a loved one who is dying is explained in comparison to childbirth. The joy…
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Dekker, a Dog who writes an advice column
Dekker is a service dog who loves to write, or more correctly, dictate advice to humans (and sometimes cats and other animals).
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A Manifesto – TheReflectivePen – Part Two
Part two of a three-part Manifesto of TheReflectivePen is the first half of a list of goals that guide the writing on this blog.
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A Manifesto of TheReflectivePen Part One
Genesis The genesis of TheReflectivePen is a tale of collective failures and successful adventures in both writing and technology in a search for meaning and…
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WHAT IS THE SPIRITUAL WORK OF GRATITUDE?
Why gratitude is a spiritual practice in which we include both memorable events and things that are painful.
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HOW TO LET A WALK IN THE FOREST INSPIRE YOUR WRITING
Taking a walk through the forest is one of the best ways to inspire your writing, regardless of subject matter.
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SPIRITUAL, RELIGIOUS OR NEITHER?
Taking a look at spirituality and religion, the places they overlap, and the practices that support them.
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HOW TO FORGIVE WHEN IT HURTS
How do we forgive when we have been betrayed? Is it possible to move forward while still bleeding from the wounds? In a society that tells us to…
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8 WAYS TO PRAY WITHOUT WORDS
Have you ever found yourself at a loss for words when it comes to prayer? There are other ways to pray that do not call for using language.…
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Is There A Right Way To Pray?
When it comes to prayer, is there a right way to pray? Would that be kneeling or in silence? In song or with a prayer book? These reflections…
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How to Find Spiritual Truth in a Red Pepper
How photography and contemplation of everyday objects like vegetables can lead to deeper understanding and wisdom.
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How to Leave a Legacy of Story
The importance of recording your story to leave as a legacy for your descendants, based on the metaphors of a hike towards a waterfall.
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It’s Raining
. . . Rain calls poets to pour out psalms and canticles. . . because Johnnie knows. . .
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The Reflective Pen
. . . entire books remain hidden within the chamber of a pen, to spill out randomly when the pen touches the surface of paper. . .
