Suffering is a part of life. If we can’t avoid pain and discomfort, are we to simply give in to despair? What might it look like to shift from a mindset of toxic positivity to tragic optimism?

What toll does hurry take on the soul? What is the spiritual antidote to our cultural habit of hurry? If it is true that the busier we are the less we enjoy life, could the reverse also be true: the more unhurried we become, the more we enjoy life?

[from Bowdoin College Magazine] Bowdoin’s director of religious and spiritual life, Oliver Goodrich, recalls the dirty and humbling experience of picking potatoes that helped him understand his place in the world and the idea that humility is the gateway leading to understanding ourselves and others.

My Life in God’s Project is an updated, contemporary adaptation of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises. This retreat experience—made in the midst of your daily life—will invite you to strengthen your relationship with God, to discover God’s desires for you & the world, and to better understand who God is calling you to become.