Loved this deeply insightful post Sara. I'll actually print it out and read it over more slowly again on paper. Which makes me wonder - have you considered working your Rule of St. Benedict reflections into a book? It would strike me as something that I would most definitely enjoy reading along on my breakfast table (where I usually read my non-fiction).
Thanks also for the mention :) I actually have just been re-reading O'Brien's Landscape of Dragons last week. The recommended book list at the end (which takes us about a fourth of the book) is superb as well.
Ruth, thank you for reading and commenting - I'm glad you enjoyed the post! I hadn't considered compiling these little thoughts into a book but now I'm intrigued by the idea... I'll look into the logistics of self-publishing (it's been a long time since I last used Lulu) and will be sure to post an update if I do end up printing anything!
On the topic of reading at the breakfast table - I don't know whether you have a Kindle (I know you're a very low-tech family, but some families do or don't "count" a Kindle as high-tech) - but SE Reid recently shared a link to https://readbetter.io/ which will send your substack newsletter straight to your Kindle. I have yet to try it out but am intrigued by the possibility!
Thanks for the suggestion Sara, but as you rightly guessed I am a paper person :) Screens just automatically put me in scanning mode rather than reading slowly....
Self-publishing is quite a breeze now (Amazon has various options that are print-on-demand or Kindle) but I am sure that there would also be interested publishers. Connecting St. Benedict with daily life has great appeal. All the best in pondering the idea further :)
Loved this deeply insightful post Sara. I'll actually print it out and read it over more slowly again on paper. Which makes me wonder - have you considered working your Rule of St. Benedict reflections into a book? It would strike me as something that I would most definitely enjoy reading along on my breakfast table (where I usually read my non-fiction).
Thanks also for the mention :) I actually have just been re-reading O'Brien's Landscape of Dragons last week. The recommended book list at the end (which takes us about a fourth of the book) is superb as well.
Ruth, thank you for reading and commenting - I'm glad you enjoyed the post! I hadn't considered compiling these little thoughts into a book but now I'm intrigued by the idea... I'll look into the logistics of self-publishing (it's been a long time since I last used Lulu) and will be sure to post an update if I do end up printing anything!
On the topic of reading at the breakfast table - I don't know whether you have a Kindle (I know you're a very low-tech family, but some families do or don't "count" a Kindle as high-tech) - but SE Reid recently shared a link to https://readbetter.io/ which will send your substack newsletter straight to your Kindle. I have yet to try it out but am intrigued by the possibility!
Thanks for the suggestion Sara, but as you rightly guessed I am a paper person :) Screens just automatically put me in scanning mode rather than reading slowly....
Self-publishing is quite a breeze now (Amazon has various options that are print-on-demand or Kindle) but I am sure that there would also be interested publishers. Connecting St. Benedict with daily life has great appeal. All the best in pondering the idea further :)