I am so happy I found your post! I have considered becoming an o late for years but don’t have a monastery anywhere near me. I subscribed to this Substack which will perhaps assist me in ordering my time more fruitfully. Thank you.
Thanks Lisa for reaching out and welcome to this space. My monastery is about 4 hours away so I can get there with some frequency. We also host a virtual space for monastic wisdom called Monasteries of the Heart. Here’s the link: https://www.monasteriesoftheheart.org/
Check it out as there are many resources available you might find helpful. Blessings on the journey, Joanne
We have elderberries growing in our native plant garden. I'm tempted to try the elderflower infusion now that you've shown the way. The flowers are mostly passed on to the berry stage by this point, so the birds will delight in the berries this year. Maybe elderflower tea next year. Time never stops does it? (except, the physicists speculate, in the center of a black hole(.
Such a lovely reflection on how the monastic Liturgy of the Hours can be translated into our daily monk-in-the-world lives. Thank you Joanne. I hope you enjoyed your holiday here in Ireland, the land of my birth and the geography of my soul.
This reflection hits home during these summer months. Thank you for the wisdom and beautiful imagery of the message.
I am so happy I found your post! I have considered becoming an o late for years but don’t have a monastery anywhere near me. I subscribed to this Substack which will perhaps assist me in ordering my time more fruitfully. Thank you.
Thanks Lisa for reaching out and welcome to this space. My monastery is about 4 hours away so I can get there with some frequency. We also host a virtual space for monastic wisdom called Monasteries of the Heart. Here’s the link: https://www.monasteriesoftheheart.org/
Check it out as there are many resources available you might find helpful. Blessings on the journey, Joanne
What a lovely haiku.
We have elderberries growing in our native plant garden. I'm tempted to try the elderflower infusion now that you've shown the way. The flowers are mostly passed on to the berry stage by this point, so the birds will delight in the berries this year. Maybe elderflower tea next year. Time never stops does it? (except, the physicists speculate, in the center of a black hole(.
Mark, yes the berries are coming along. I didn't realize time stopped at the center of the black holes. You must tell me more sometime.
I get a lot of my mind-altering facts and factoids from Professor Brian Cox. Here's an example on the topic of black holes and time: https://youtube.com/shorts/zKuczMLDr3A?si=ua22K-k7MbnU14mk
Such a lovely reflection on how the monastic Liturgy of the Hours can be translated into our daily monk-in-the-world lives. Thank you Joanne. I hope you enjoyed your holiday here in Ireland, the land of my birth and the geography of my soul.
HI Edith, hope you are well. We were nowhere near Wicklow this visit. Perhaps next time. Blessings to you and your family.