Each month, a member of the board will share a reflection on the Soul Matters monthly theme. The theme for December is Wonder. This month’s post is offered by Fred Hulting.
The Path of Wonder
I can still recall the experience of standing on an 18,500-foot peak in the Himalayas, at 5:30 in the morning, with Mt Everest towering more than 10,000 feet above me: the sight of dawn breaking over the mountains; the tingle of 10 degrees on my skin; the sounds of swirling winds; the rapid movement of heart and lungs from the high altitude and a steep climb. And an overwhelming sense of wonder and awe.
Our Soul Matters theme for this month, “The Path of Wonder”, asks us to use these moments of wonder to move beyond feelings of being small and separate from nature, and to instead reflect on how these moments connect us to other people and to the world around us. Continue reading →