Toxic Positivity is the belief that no matter how difficult the situation, that one should always maintain a positive mindset. It’s culturally normal for us to share our positive emotions, but what about the negative ones? Many of us have believed that if we just ignore the emotion, it will pass. But is that really true? Join us as we talk through these questions and ideas together. #SpiritualCompanioning #SpirtitualDirection #PrayerExamen #JoiedeVivre #LovingKindness Additional Resources: Book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379'>The Untethered Soul</a>by Michael A. Singer Book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Book-Joy-Lasting-Happiness-Changing/dp/0399185046'>The Book of Joy</a> by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu &amp; Douglas Abrams Website: <a href='https://www.sdicompanions.org/'>SDI</a> – Spiritual Directors International For Transcript: Go to the &quot;Transcript&quot; Tab. If you are in a player that does not have the Transcript Tab, use the link below: <a href='https://thecontemplativelife.buzzsprout.com/1642654/8496011-ep-16-toxic-positivity'>https://thecontemplativelife.buzzsprout.com/1642654/8496011-ep-16-toxic-positivity</a>

Ep 17 Beauty in the Ordinary

Discover the gifts of deep listening and spiritual companioning. This podcast is dedicated to helping people become familiar with the wide variety of contemplative practices that have been developed over hundreds of years and are continuing to develop even to this day. We also hope to create a space for people to learn more about spiritual direction, also known as spiritual companioning. Our interest is in allowing "the contemplative" to become a part of our regular life experiences, and so we cover a lot of ground! How does Art fit? Music? Exercise? How does my personality play into my experiences? What if I don't feel comfortable with silence? What if I don't even know what I think about God? And what you'll find is that, since there are 3 of us co-leading the podcast, each of us often comes with a slightly different point of view. So there's no cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all conversations! We hope you'll join us!