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Want to see the world and consider humanity? The 2015 National Geographic’s Traveller’s Photo Contest winning photos have been released, and they’re breathtaking. Or there’s the bride and groom who fed 4000 Syrian refugees as part of their wedding feast.  In other wedding treasures, this 89 year old grandmother was a bridesmaid for her granddaughter, bringing more than age to the party.

This article considers when we don’t need to forgive, and the choice of words when we discuss forgiveness.  Oliver Sacks considers his life and hopes with his own personal periodic table as he lives with his terminal illness. How about having a ‘wonderful wilderness’ in lieu of a ‘crisis of faith’? This author considers the power and honesty in rephrasing individual journeys of faith and discovery.  Also, Patheos takes a look at Mormonism in America, and considers what the future may hold.

Considering a digital detox? A group went to Morocco, handed over their gadgets after a day, and the results – in relationships and physically – may surprise you. Considering a mental detox? A couple of suggestions about which books are best for contemplating the meaning of life and meditations on life. Considering your relationships? An exploration of lasting relationships and their two main factors – kindness and generosity.  Considering reading more, or clearing bookshelves? Try this To Be Read (TBR) Calculator for your TBR pile/piles/shelf/bookcase.

First draft poetry is by Melissa Y today, tying into the ‘Not A Crisis of Faith’ post:

one thing (among many)

that religion offers

is a daily walk with the possibility

of being wrong

about almost everything,

 

of wondering

how dark that glass

really is,

 

of finding that

for all my knowing,

it’s the unknowing

I value most—

this doubt not of God,

but of myself,

in a way that smiles

at my teaspoon grasp

of infinite mystery,

 

of learning to accept

mistakenness

as a witness of grace,

and the painful chaos of life

as an invitation to dwell

not in answers

but in possibility

 

Have a spectacular week!


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