This month marks the second gathering in our series, Contemplative Living in Today’s World (if you'd like to attend, email me and I'll see if we still have space: 67happydog@gmail.com). Before each session, I share a blog to introduce our topic. This month we’re exploring perception and perspective, and how, what we see shapes our experiences. Seemingly, it all starts with a strangely colored dress. Now You See It, Now You Don’t “We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.” -...

Clearing a Space to Live Attentively “I spend a lot of time in deep contemplation, mostly wondering where I left my keys.” – Author Unknown Rainin’ Fire in the Sky One of my all-time, most favorite songs ever, ever, ever, is Rocky Mountain High by the wonderfully sappy, John Denver. Check out these brilliant lyrics to start the 1972 top ten hit: He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh year Coming home to a place he’d never been before He left yesterday behind him, you might say he...

“The secret of my identity is hidden in the love and mercy of God.” – Thomas Merton Coming Soon to a Location Near You Hey friends, as you likely know, Dr. Mindy Hills and I are offering (free!) monthly gatherings starting in September at the Dominican Center at Marywood on the campus of Aquinas College. The title of our series is “Contemplative Living in Today’s World” and you can register here. On this site, you can also learn more about Mindy and myself. Consider the following blog a...