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The idea of ‘sin’ can cause shame and trauma. But what if it’s used as a cue to act?

Instead of ‘being’ or ‘doing’ the wrong thing, a more useful understanding of sin may be of ‘missing the mark’ – a sense of not quite right-ness

The Guardian - AU

Best Australian books out in July: Rupert Murdoch, unhinged short stories and a psychosexual thriller

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU

Envy used to prickle me constantly. But Buddhism teaches us that if someone feels joy, we too can feel it

If I wish myself happiness, then I might gradually become more positively disposed to the happiness of others

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We can’t all be heroes but as a species we can become more altruistic – with a bit of practice

Humans are hard-wired to care for and protect each other. Becoming kinder is just like riding a bike

The Guardian - AU

My teenager is exploring her spirituality. I support her leap of faith, even as a non-religious parent

My daughter is dipping her toes into sacred waters, seeing what it feels like to surrender and finding a sense of meaning to life that is bigger than herself

The Guardian - AU

I don’t believe in God but, as a trauma survivor, I’m learning to forgive myself

In the context of spirituality, trauma is a hand grenade. But it can lead to deeper understandings of the world

The Guardian - AU

Positive thinking can make success feel like the only acceptable option. But humility allows for grace

Being humble isn’t about shame or self-loathing: it is the act of being present, of knowing there is room to grow

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My sister died 10 years ago. Here’s what I wish I had known about dementia when she was alive

I think back to my 20-year-old self and my sister, lost in her imagined worlds, and I feel compassion for us both

The Guardian - AU

From Buddhism to Christianity: how spiritual reflection can draw on many different traditions

I look for the threads common across religions: love, hope, service, transcendence

The Guardian - AU

In finding beauty in the broken, we can form a bridge between the mundane and the divine

Like a ceramic bowl with a golden fissure, mending my late sister’s socks wove my love for her into the present

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Spirituality is the shy hope in my heart that I can co-create a better world

It lives outside religion, promising a feeling of connection to others, the planet and our long, shared history

The Guardian - AU

We should embrace our inner goddess – but let’s not create another test for women to fail

You don’t have to wear a floral wreath or take milk baths to adhere to a modern goddess philosophy

The Guardian - AU

Yes, praying and posing can bring joy – but true spirituality demands something more of us

I don’t want to be ‘McMindful’ but rather extend myself beyond my ‘self’ and contribute to the wellness of all beings

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Looking for role models among the spiritual leaders of history? Look to the women in their lives

I want a spiritual role model who would have understood how to avert a meltdown at school pickup. So who are the women spiritual leaders?

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You don’t have to follow a particular God to say a prayer. The words are all that matter

I no longer belong to the Christian religion but I can pray to mother wolf or the divine mystery and feel better

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Dementia has allowed my mum to live in the present. If she can forget, then maybe so can I

When she can’t remember words, or entire life events, I don’t correct her. I try to enter her reality

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Without religion, Christmas can lose its meaning. Look to history to reclaim it

I found Saturnalia and Sinterklaas and learned that December has always been about hope, which is surely something to celebrate

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I’m raising my child to live a spiritual life – I want her to inherit my values, not my rocky relationship with mental health

I wanted to help my daughter navigate the choppy waters of adolescence. It started with creating our own ritual

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The prospect of camping for a week was daunting – until I connected with the strangers around me

Our rewilding camp shared a common longing: to connect with the land, and share the load of cooking, cleaning and, most of all, parenting

The Guardian - US

‘An absolute dynamo’: shock and grief as Nashville shooting victims mourned

Details of three children and three adults shot dead at Covenant School in Tennessee capital have begun to emerge

The Independent UK

Children lost in shooting were 'feisty,' a 'shining light'

Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have quickly emerged

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