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Topics: Spirituality | Culture
Visiting Walden Pond: The roots of simple, spiritual living
By Anne Bokma |Henry David Thoreau's iconic refuge is where he learned to live simply, intentionally and at one with nature.
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Topics: Spirituality | Society
Sexism and the ‘spiritual but not religious’ movement
By Anne Bokma |Today’s SBNRs are mostly female. Could that be why they aren’t taken seriously?
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Topics: Spirituality | Opinion
Marked forever by ‘My Year of Living Spiritually’
By Anne Bokma |‘I spent most of the last 12 months with my head in the clouds. And I’m not sure I’m ready to come back down to earth.’
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Topics: Ethical Living | Health
Crystals are hugely popular, but do they do anything?
By Anne Bokma |Pretty stones are making a pretty penny. Whether their beauty heals is in the eye of the beholder.
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Topics: Spirituality | Theology
The non-religious chaplain helping university students
By Anne Bokma |Keith Martin talks about his United Church-sponsored ministry to millennials in Guelph and Waterloo, Ont.
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Topics: Spirituality | Theology
A new version of the 10 Commandments
By Anne Bokma |Strive to discover your own divinity, says this writer.
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Topics: Spirituality | Health
Spirit-boosting dance parties could change the way we party
By Anne Bokma |“The space people are coming into is sacred, and we are there to elevate our spirit through movement.”
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Topics: Spirituality | Opinion
I want to get friendly with death
By Anne Bokma |"We spend our lives acting as if we are never going to die. But maybe getting used to the idea and mulling over its mystery will force us to live a little more."
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Topics: Ethical Living | Society
I’ve made 10,000 meals for my family over the years. Sometimes, I hated it
By Anne Bokma |As Canadian families prepare to mark Thanksgiving, the writer reflects on the routine and ritual of breaking bread together
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Topics: Spirituality | Society
How non-believers find community
By Anne Bokma |For the spiritual but not religious, gathering together as a community is still important