Emptying and Filling

An Invitation by Gretchen Martens

Muslims fast during Ramadan. Christians practice abstinence during Lent. Jews remove leavened food from their homes in anticipation of Passover. March is a month of emptying before feasting. 

What is your relationship to the practice of emptying? Can you discern the difference between emptiness and spaciousness? What happens if you reframe the practice of emptying as a practice of creating spaciousness for new, different, and better things to enter your life?

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