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Of Mary, Martha, and Coca-Cola holy hospitality robbie pinter wisdom tree wednesday writing Feb 12, 2025

At the end of her life, when my mom was living in an independent living facility, she gave canned cokes to the workers when she especially liked someone. Mom thought of it as a “thank you.” The
residents were not supposed to offer tip money to those who worked in the building, but Mom didn’t think of...

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What Is Mine to Carry? burden dreams vocation writing Jun 20, 2024

I’ve just let go of a project I’ve been dragging around for more than a decade. A book manuscript that, in the end, doesn’t need to see publication. Making this decision—for all the right reasons—has been so freeing that I realize now I didn’t know what a burden I’d been carrying. I am breathing mor...

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Writing as a Spiritual Practice centering prayer spiritual practice writing Jan 27, 2023

I have long regarded writing as a spiritual practice. A word lover from way back, putting pen to paper is like prayer for me. How might you add writing to your basket of spiritual practices?

According to Wikipedia, a spiritual practice can be defined thusly: “A spiritual practice or spiritual disci...

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