'We have tools from psychology and psychotherapy, plus the mindfulness techniques so embraced in Buddhism.' Photo: by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash
Thought for the week: Pat Carney-Ceccarelli watches this space
‘Today we are graced with new tools to access in each other the potential for shared healing and growth.’
by Rebecca Hardy
12th March 2021
Our spirituality and our mental health are equally rooted in our personal experience. During times of personal and collective upheaval, can we make space for each other in our Quaker practice? Space that might transcend ordinary conversations into truly compassionate ones? Space for humbly sharing experiences like grief, shame, anger, pettiness and irritation, as well as the supreme grace of compassion and gratitude? This matters so much when feelings of unworthiness upend us, or when great losses shake our foundations. Struggling for meaning can leave us barren and dry.
