Author Christine V. Paintner on "The Soul of a Pilgrim"

Today it is my delight and privilege to share with you a recent interview with friend and colleague, Christine Valters Paintner, online Abbess at Abbey of the Arts. In this 20-minute video interview, we touch upon the interplay of pilgrimage in marriage, reflecting backward while moving forward, where does an abbess live, listening to the hard places (i.e. welcoming discomfort), journeying at home, and more.

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Author Colette Lafia on "Seeking Surrender"

Author and spiritual director, Colette Lafia originally wrote to me about her book "Seeking Surrender: How My Friendship With a Trappist Monk Taught Me to Trust and Embrace Life” while I was traveling in Europe, pursuing two of my favorite practices—writing and SoulStrolling™. She spoke to me of resonance with my work and the feeling that we two were kindred spirits. Let me just say, she was spot on. When I dove into her soulful words, I felt as if I were meeting an old friend. Her prose is worth savoring and I find her thoughts staying with me throughout each day.

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Like a Seed: She's Come Undone

“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” Cynthia Occe

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Three Top Tips for Success

The most powerful tool for growth or change is experience. Today, I’m delighted to share three of my favorite ways to experientially step into your life and business like only you can. Enjoy!!

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I can only be me. You can only be you. Think about it.

I have no choice, but to be me. I cannot become a chair or a clucking hen. I can act like one. I can fold up and hide. I can sit still and be present. I can shine like the brilliant stripes or cast gray shadows. I can simple be.

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