Throughout the generations the lists have shifted, but the general thrust remains the same. A contemporary spiritual renewal organization Renovare offers a helpful list of spiritual temperaments and questions to use when assessing your own discipline here:
jeremykidwell's Life List
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1. learn to dance
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2. Buy a House
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3. Work overseas in a third world country
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4. Get better at chess
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5. publish something in a respectable journal, magazine, or edited website
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6. Create budget and follow it
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7. learn a new language
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8. Discover secret coves of wholesome fun in Rochester, NY
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9. Make an informed vote in the next election
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10. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
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11. read more about philosophy from primary sources
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12. Study in the United Kingdom
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13. learn how to effectively respond to racism
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14. set foot on all 7 continents
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15. drive down the east coast
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16. run a 5k
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17. compost
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18. Design my own house
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19. rock climb
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20. Get my Master's Degree
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21. Lower my utility bills
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22. Live a zero-waste lifestyle
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23. Find an Anmchara
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24. More fully integrate the classic spiritual disciplines into my daily routine
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25. Participate in social justice activism
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26. be more romantic
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27. read the Bible in a year
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28. spend an hour a week writing letters
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Recent entries
What are the "classic" spiritual disciplines?
4 years ago
Untitled
4 years ago
My most memorable feedback would be to think of Africa as more than just a place to hide in posh hotels and look at animals grazing. That’s not to say that one shouldn’t enjoy the fabulous natural resources that the continent has to offer. However, the truly amazing thing about Africa is the people who live there and their relational culture. I’ve only experienced this in Egypt, Zimbabwe, and Malawi so far – but if you visit Africa and don’t come home with any memories of African friends, you just haven’t really visited Africa and you’ve missed out on an extrordinary adventure.
One of the parts of the Way of St. Aidan
4 years ago
For more info, read about it here: http://www.aidantrust.org/html/way.html.
