A Chapter of a Rule of Life – Prayer Practice
Prayer Practice Let this chapter remind me that I do believe that prayer works. Let me be equally clear that I have no idea how. Does God show up? Yes. …
Chapter XX – Prayer: What I think and believe
(please note that chapters have been slightly re-ordered) Chapter XX - The What and The Why of Prayer “Prayer is then not just a formula of words, or a series…
Chapter XVII on Health
Chapter 17 - Health Let this chapter of my Rule of Life remind me monthly of how very precious my life is on this planet. It is no more precious…
Chapter XVI – Shadows, Light and Darkness
Chapter XVI - Shadows, Light and Darkness There will be shadows. There will be light and there will be darkness and there will, as a result, be shadows. Learning to…
Chapter XV – Work
The staff of Saint John's Cathedral - an image of authority and work Chapter XV - Work A Rule of Life The Rev. Canon Charles LaFond “Derive happiness in oneself…
on writng truth – the Rule of Life as truth-telling
Honesty is the most important too in writing a Rule of Life. It seems obvious and yet in a book about wiring a Rule of Life I need to say…
Chapters on living with uncertainty
Chapter XI - Living with uncertainty “And can any of you, by worrying, add a single hour to your span of life?” Matthew 6:27 It is interesting to me that…
Chapter X on Meditation
Chapter X - Meditation A Rule of Life The Rev. Canon Charles LaFond Life can be so busy and with so many moving parts. There always seems to be an…
Chapters on anxious thoughts
This week we will be looking at chapters which encourage mental wellness. What chapters do you need in your Rule of life which will remind you of how you want…
On writing your Rule of LIfe
As you write your Rule of lIfe, remember that it need not be complicated nor long. Indeed, if it is either, you will threaten your willingness later to read it…