POVERTY IN TIME
I had thought that poverty would mean learning to live without my daily latte. Instead, I have discovered that it means learning to live without the illusion that I can complete everything I set out to complete. But the invitation here is not simply to make peace with the unfinished to-do list, important though that is.
WORK, REST AND THE CHALLENGE OF LIVING AT HUMAN SCALE
To enter a monastery is to enter a world governed by bells. Bells call us to prayer, welcome guests to meals, initiate worship, and send us forth from times of fellowship. … Living life at human scale is an invitation that monasteries aim to offer, and that is so sadly lacking in much of our world. Even here, within the monastery enclosure, this is an invitation that takes work to accept.