Unhurried Practice Group
Come practice living and working unhurriedly with us on the theme of 'spinefulness'
A few weeks ago I came to Pennsylvania to visit some family in my childhood hometown of Bedford.
While there I went out for a run through a local neighborhood, and along the way bumped into a family member I hadn't seen in a while.
Within minutes he attempted to convince me the earth is flat, elites are planning a large-scale purge of the lower and middle classes, 'evidenced' by mass burial sites that have been dug outside many major cities in America, and somehow that all has to do with the Book of Enoch. His conclusion was I needed to vote for a certain political candidate as a result.
Regardless of your political leanings, I am reminded that perhaps nothing is of more importance in our world right now than learning to cultivate a non-anxious, grounded presence.
This family member of mine has not only become extremely paranoid but incredibly rigid—completely disinterested in hearing any views that even slightly contradict his own.
Lately Johnnie and I have been wondering about the differences between rigidity and spinefulness and their implications.
We, along with other interested participants, have been exploring questions like these as part of our Unhurried Practice Group.
Our next conversation will center around the theme of, you guessed it, spinefulness, and take place on November 14th at 12.00 EST (17.00 GMT) over Zoom.
If you would like to join, tickets are available for $10 and can be purchased here.