{"id":362,"date":"2024-08-16T23:16:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.193.40.20\/greggfriend-wp\/?p=362"},"modified":"2026-02-08T23:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:17:04","slug":"modern-monasticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/?p=362","title":{"rendered":"Modern Monasticism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"440\" src=\"http:\/\/104.193.40.20\/greggfriend-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-67.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-67.png 286w, https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-67-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I listened to the book, <strong><em>Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times<\/em><\/strong> by Elizabeth Oldfield using my library&#8217;s Hoopla app. I would imagine that the author and I would have many differences. But, I imagine that she would be very welcoming to discuss those differences in a friendly chat over tea. She challenges my thinking about monastic living in the 21st century. She lives a semi-monastic life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am going to let Microsoft Co-Pilot AI summarize the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cFully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em> by Elizabeth Oldfield explores how to cultivate resilience, kindness, and spiritual strength in a world filled with turbulence and change. Using the framework of the seven deadly sins, Oldfield delves into practical ways to transform negative traits into positive ones:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Sloth to Attention<\/em><\/strong><em>: Encourages focusing on what truly matters and avoiding distractions.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Wrath to Peacemaking<\/em><\/strong><em>: Promotes becoming a calming presence in an age of outrage and division.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Gluttony to Awe<\/em><\/strong><em>: Suggests finding transcendence in meaningful experiences rather than indulgence.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Pride to Connection<\/em><\/strong><em>: Emphasizes overcoming disconnection to foster intimacy and community.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Oldfield combines personal anecdotes with ancient wisdom to offer a relatable and insightful guide for living a more meaningful and fulfilling life<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I listened to the book, Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times by Elizabeth Oldfield using my library&#8217;s Hoopla app. I would imagine that the author and I would have many differences. But, I imagine that she would be very welcoming to discuss those differences in a friendly chat over tea. She challenges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364,"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions\/364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greggfriend.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}