Showing posts with label tradition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tradition. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

gift giving & getting

It's Thanksgiving Day in the US - as the nation grieves the loss of an imagined future we held such high hopes for. Hard to count blessings in grateful thanks under the thunderous revenge rhetoric of Republicans hollering their hate and democrats spewing their disappointment. 

As the world quakes and crumbles in the wake of yet another Trumpian win - we are forced to root deeper in search of source and spirit. It is here, always and eternal - hard as it is to reach for and realize in the haze of too much smoke and mirrors of late. 

wonder | wander | world willfully puts together a gratitude list - as we mindfully recreate time honored traditions of thanksgiving. Remember those special moments when families gathered around the Thanksgiving table? 

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

liminal space

More and more religions - not just Christians or Protestants - are recognizing the spiritual significance of Advent. The spirit of the season is experiencing a revival through serious reflection, joyful expectation, and observation of traditional Advent customs.

The Advent season is a time for reflection and anticipation - reflection on our spiritual lives and anticipation for the arrival of Christmas. 

Hope, by Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour

While Advent traditions vary based on religious persuasions and cultures one common practice includes focusing on four themes. The most common Advent themes are hope, peace, joy, and love