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An Aversion to Sadness

New Blog Post An Aversion to Sadness Posted by beth4277, 3 A few days ago, I found myself distracted by a question that we frequently ask when offering the Spiritual Location Exercise to spiritual direction clients and retreatants: “What are your prevailing emotions?” The question was rhetorical. I already knew the answer. Sadness. I felt sad. So sad that I couldn’t read or think about anything else. So I did what I often do. I created a mind map that helped capture the topog

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Aug 16

An Aversion to Sadness

A few days ago, I found myself distracted by a question that we frequently ask when offering the Spiritual Location Exercise to spiritual direction clients and retreatants: “What are your prevailing emotions?” The question was rhetorical. I already knew the answer. Sadness. I felt sad. So sad that I couldn’t read or think about anything else. So I did what I often do. I created a mind map that helped capture the topography of my sadness. I wrote previously about the events

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A "Failed" Sabbatical

This is our 6th year taking a July sabbatical from our work. In anticipation of the time, I imagined myself sitting for long hours on the dock at the Lily Pad (our tiny cabin in SW Michigan), or on chilly mornings snuggled under an electric blanket on the screened porch, reading and reflecting deeply about life. Little did I know that my bucolic visions would not become reality. On July 5th, just before we were to head to Traverse City, MI, to meet our daughters for

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