Bruce Stanley

Some exercises for when life demands more than you have to give Burnout happens when life keeps asking more of you, and you don't have the resources or practices to cope. It can creep up on you – maybe you feel exhausted, but you're aware you're still not doing enough; the responsibilities keep coming. People (or work or family, community or ministry) need things from you. Over time, three things can occur: emotional exhaustion a sense that nothing you do is enough and possibly, a strange...

If you have eyes to see, nature becomes a second kind of scripture, the book of creation, sitting open in front of you and you can feel it tugging at your spirit. This is a look at the Spirit's voice through nature, signs, synchronicity, coincidence and the craft of discernment. You’ll find a simple outdoor contemplation practice, a method for testing what a moment might be inviting and prompts to take into spiritual direction when you want help with the listening. How does God speak to you?...

Spiritual direction invites you to slow down and listen deeply to what stirs beneath the surface of your daily life. It is a space where left-field questions open doors to hidden truths and silent burdens you might be carrying. Sometimes they evoke a cathartic aha moment ... Asking the right questions can reveal what is easy to miss and even what we refuse to feel, what we hide behind explanations, and what parts of our faith quietly endure without words. This Lent, I am exploring a...