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Top 9 for 2009

Do you ever feel a little brittle? Are there times when your wisdom seems weak and your intuition is on the fritz?

We all have moments when we feel a bit too buffeted about by the storms of life, when our souls get a little bruised. In those moments it is good to have a pool of guidance and inspiration to dip into.

A few years ago one of my favorite good-souls, Bob Carlton, invited people to gather their best posts-of-the-year together and post them all up over at his blog, The Corner. Every year since, I have committed to this practice, finding the things that have fed me the most from deep within my internal sense of authority and wisdom. Gathering them up in a single place gives me one-stop shopping on those days when my soul is running on empty. It is a fixed reference point when I feel lost in the world.

So here are the posts from 2008 that will carry me through 2009. What your your top nine? Put a linke to your round up in the comments below. I’m sure we’d all love to visit.

heart,

rachelle

A Shrine for Hard Feelings

How to Shut Up Your Gremlins

Choosing the Beast

A Story About A Love (by Cate, age 8)

Eighteen

The Care and Keeping of Sacred Stories

Solstice, Stonehenge, Solitude

Why I’m Not Teaching My Kids Abstinence Only

Fairy, Mallard, Lilly, Tree: A Christening

3 comments

1 iHanna { 31 Jan 2009 at 3:53 pm }

I’ve read though all the entries and indeed you have to be proud of yourself for writing all of them, and I’m glad you made the list. I’m now listening to John Mayer for the first time, thinking how much I long to “tell my stories” in the beautiful way you describe in the mp3-file: oh how strong it feels! Thank you!

2 Laura { 1 Feb 2009 at 3:54 am }

Dear Rachelle,
I found your website/blog “Urban Abbess” last night. What a treasure for the soul! I was so sad when I realized it was not being used anymore. Then I discovered the link to this site! I am thrilled! I look forward to many rich hours of reading and contemplating the personal journey you are so willing to share with others. Thanks! Laura

3 AscenderRisesAbove { 6 Feb 2009 at 10:14 pm }

Thanks for the link off of the “small is beautiful” group!

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