The Guest House with Shawn Parell

The Guest House with Shawn Parell

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Narrated Essay: These Fleeting Temples We Make Together
on small kindnesses and the interweave of being human
Oct 24 • 
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Narrated Essay: When the Forest Stirs
on midlife and the wilderness of retreat
Sep 25 • 
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Narrated Essay: Hold It Up Like a Telescope
on the astronomy of grief (another tribute to andrea gibson)
Jul 18 • 
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Narrated Essay: In the Realm of the River
on the power of negative ions, hidden valleys, and imaginal reciprocity
Jun 18 • 
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Narrated Essay: When the Maple Turns Again
On the fulcrum of springtime and awakening aliveness
Apr 26 • 
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Narrated Essay: Knitting Undercover
on equinox, what man has made of man, and the shelter of soft aliveness
Mar 20 • 
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Narrated Essay: Endurance
for those who are burning
Feb 13 • 
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Narrated Essay: Steadfast
On my 41st birthday.
Jan 23 • 
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Narrated Essay: Anchoring in the Drift
On learning to move unexpectedly and with great care into the new year.
Dec 29, 2024 • 
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Narrated Essay: Attention is Prayer
Reflecting on Please & Thank You at Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2024 • 
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Narrated Essay: Unordinary for Autumn
A Meditation on Creativity, Nature, and Emergence
Oct 9, 2024 • 
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Narrated Essay: The Meeting of the Waters
On finding equilibrium at Equinox
Sep 22, 2024 • 
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