Contemplative in the Mud

Never Aloof

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Benjamin Embley

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The holier you are, the more sociable you should be with your sisters [your neighbours]. Although you may be sorry if their conversation is not just as you would like it to be, never be aloof from them if you wish to help them and to have their love.
Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Benjamin Embley

With backgrounds in engineering (BSc PhD) and philosophy (MA), Ben has lived and worked in England, France, and Thailand and is now back home as a settler in the unceded traditional territory of the Wabanaki peoples in Canada. He is a Laudato Si’ Animator and currently studying an MTS Peace & Justice in Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

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    marilynrodrigues

    Right there – another reason why I LOVE St Teresa. Happy feast day!

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    1. Ben (เบ็น) Avatar
      Ben (เบ็น)

      Thank you! And to you. I’m also eagerly anticipating the canonization (Elizabeth of the Trinity) tomorrow. =)

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        marilynrodrigues

        We named one of our daughters after her. :)

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