Concerning Rohr: What he describes reminds me of a few homilies I've heard about religion and spirituality. A well balanced Christian has both. Often liturgical Christians, like myself, have too much religion and not enough spirituality- instead of developing a relationship with Christ (which is the way to salvation in the Christian paradigm), we focus on solely following church rules and attending liturgy, which are not salvific unto themselves.
How did you pick up Rohr? I was intrigued by the connection you made with his ideas on spiritual maturity and intellectual interests.
I enjoy reading books on minimalism and voluntary simplicity so it was the book's title that caught my eye. The spine just said "Rohr | Simplicity" so I took a chance. I had never heard of Richard Rohr, but I'd read a little Thomas Merton and am not put off by religious writing, in general. Some of reading this book felt like standing outside the window of a church peeking in; Rohr made comments about congregational politics that I had no basis to evaluate. Likewise, I couldn't comment on the quality of his biblical interpretations (one or two times I thought "that doesn't seem right"). My favorite sections of the book was when Rohr described the internal experiences of faith.
Strangers are what make it interesting! Stand-up in front of friends and family could be kind-of awkward since they already know you so there might be a bit of a dissonance between your stage persona and the person they know.
congrats on the class & kudos on the courage it must've taken, as well as for having such a supportive wife! it's not easy straddling 'before & afters' for me -- it's difficult not to long to be able smush the good parts of old & new together...
I'll take the kudos on the supportive wife, but I'm not sure taking the class required so much courage from me. It was a fairly friendly place to risk attempting to be funny on stage. And I've been funny in front of strangers before (not exactly doing stand-up, but similar), so I saw it more as an expansion or confirmation of previous experiences. Plus, I wasn't that funny, and I'm still here.
Concerning Rohr: What he describes reminds me of a few homilies I've heard about religion and spirituality. A well balanced Christian has both. Often liturgical Christians, like myself, have too much religion and not enough spirituality- instead of developing a relationship with Christ (which is the way to salvation in the Christian paradigm), we focus on solely following church rules and attending liturgy, which are not salvific unto themselves.
How did you pick up Rohr? I was intrigued by the connection you made with his ideas on spiritual maturity and intellectual interests.
I enjoy reading books on minimalism and voluntary simplicity so it was the book's title that caught my eye. The spine just said "Rohr | Simplicity" so I took a chance. I had never heard of Richard Rohr, but I'd read a little Thomas Merton and am not put off by religious writing, in general. Some of reading this book felt like standing outside the window of a church peeking in; Rohr made comments about congregational politics that I had no basis to evaluate. Likewise, I couldn't comment on the quality of his biblical interpretations (one or two times I thought "that doesn't seem right"). My favorite sections of the book was when Rohr described the internal experiences of faith.
'I was like a feral cat with that flyer — I approached it slowly many times before jumping away, finally, I looked.' That's beautifully expressed!
And thanks for the haiku mention! "That's not a haiku" is an established phrase in this household.
"That's not a haiku" is a classic! :)
Stand up comedy in front of strangers YES !!!
Strangers are what make it interesting! Stand-up in front of friends and family could be kind-of awkward since they already know you so there might be a bit of a dissonance between your stage persona and the person they know.
congrats on the class & kudos on the courage it must've taken, as well as for having such a supportive wife! it's not easy straddling 'before & afters' for me -- it's difficult not to long to be able smush the good parts of old & new together...
I'll take the kudos on the supportive wife, but I'm not sure taking the class required so much courage from me. It was a fairly friendly place to risk attempting to be funny on stage. And I've been funny in front of strangers before (not exactly doing stand-up, but similar), so I saw it more as an expansion or confirmation of previous experiences. Plus, I wasn't that funny, and I'm still here.