The SDI Blog: Stories of Companionship

“Shifting our identification from the ego to the heart-mind is the beginning of individual spiritual work.” ~ Ram Dass, “Be Love Now”

A companion of the Way is an empty thing — like Chuang Tzu’s Useless Tree.

If we allow them, and if we are brave enough to feel them, all our feelings can be wonderful and glorious things. Confusion can become curiosity, remorse can become a lesson, grief can become love for what was, is, and is to come.

As a spiritual director, my vocation is to listen and to help people to pray. How can I do this for an individual during a short session with me, but not for my own children?

In recent years spiritual direction has entered the mainstream. More and more people understand that body, mind, and spirit need regular check-ups and check-ins. And where there is a demand, there will also be a supply.

The more in touch I become with the beauty of each step, the less agitated I feel about the length of the travel

Silence is a beautiful sound.

Please never blow out that candle. I want it to stay lit, so that every time I enter this room I can see hope.

“Spiritual Director” is somewhat of a misnomer. The spirit is the true director.

The SDI Conference “Seeking Connection – Across Generations” (March 14-17, 2019) is an invitation to create community in a way that creates positive change.

When we humans lose our roots, we too begin to wither — losing our balance, our health and our spiritual foundation.

I call this Ancestor Deficit Disorder — the new ADD. And I believe it is a spiritual epidemic.

We are all spiritually hungry. We all need someone to talk with us. To journey with us. To give us the courage, to give us the incentive, to give us the inspiration. And that’s what a spiritual director is. That’s what we do.