The Contemplative Path

The Contemplative Path

Finding Intimacy Within

Embrace your time in solitude

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Beth Bradford
Aug 16, 2021
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In Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics, Marsha Sinetar writes that as we transcend societal expectations and norms, we discover a self that isn’t grounded in society. It’s grounded in the sacred. As we spend more time in solitude, our authentic self becomes more clear. We learn that this authentic self isn’t necessarily a “person,” but instead it’s a s…

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