Many of us have picked up ideas – and ideals – about everything and anything. Ways that we think people *should* be, the ways in which we think things *should* be done, even ways in which we think God is likely to act and behave. And when the world doesn’t act the way we want it to, we tend to have feelings about that. In this episode we talk about the Images that have come to be in our lives – where they serve us, how some of those images have left us walking through life in fear…And we land on one question that ends up becoming central to our conversation: Who is God to me today? We hope you’ll join us. Additional Resources:  Book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Awareness-Opportunities-Reality-Anthony-Mello/dp/0385249373'>Awareness</a> by Anthony de Mello Musician: <a href='https://jeffreyfoucault.com/'>Jeffery Foucault</a> #Awareness #Idols #ContemplativeSpirituality #Reframing 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/1642654/9268853-ep-36-reframing-our-images-of-god'>https://thecontemplativelife.buzzsprout.com/1642654/9268853-ep-36-reframing-our-images-of-god</a>

Ep 37 Adulting

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!