Do You Possess the 8 Insights of a Spiritually Mature Person?
April 7, 2021
Tom Rapsas
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The American monk Thomas Merton once told a story about climbing the ladder of success. Merton pointed out that we can spend years of our lives climbing the corporate or economic ladder. Up and up and up. Only to find that when we get to the top of our ladder, it’s leaning against the wrong wall.
In
Falling Upward, A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, Richard Rohr reminds us that our “supposed achievements” of the first half of life can often be found wanting. We may climb to the top of the proverbial ladder only to take in the view and discover that “