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    Inspired by   Learning to Feel, Second Edition: One Man’s Path of Reconnecting to the Heart of Emotions There are moments in life that seem ordinary—sipping morning coffee, folding laundry, sitting in traffic. But beneath the routine hum of our days lies something more profound: the invitation to feel. Not to analyze or explain, but to be present. To feel fully. To notice the sacredness of simply being alive. For many of us, especially those trained to think, evaluate, or fix, emotions can become background noise—managed, categorized, or pushed aside. This was the case for the author of  Learning to Feel , a man who knew emotions from the outside but had grown distant from the living experience of them. His story is not just about reconnecting with his own feelings—it’s about learning to see everyday life through the lens of the heart. This second edition of  Learning to Feel  adds depth and reflection to an already powerful journey. With chapter-end qu...

  Inspired by Learning to Feel, Second Edition: One Man’s Path of Reconnecting to the Heart of Emotions There are moments in life that seem ordinary—sipping morning coffee, folding laundry, sitting in traffic. But beneath the routine hum of our days lies something more profound: the invitation to feel. Not to analyze or explain, but to be present. To feel fully. To notice the sacredness of simply being alive. For many of us, especially those trained to think, evaluate, or fix, emotions can become background noise—managed, categorized, or pushed aside. This was the case for the author of Learning to Feel , a man who knew emotions from the outside but had grown distant from the living experience of them. His story is not just about reconnecting with his own feelings—it’s about learning to see everyday life through the lens of the heart. This second edition of Learning to Feel adds depth and reflection to an already powerful journey. With chapter-end questions and updated insights, ...

  Today's book excerpt comes from  An Afternoon's Dictation  by  Steven Greenebaum . This book has been in the Amazon top 100 among interfaith and ecumenical books on many occasions. PART ONE: THE CALL TO INTERFAITH CHAPTER FOUR   The call of Interfaith in no way rejects religion. It is a call to realize that our spiritual traditions are living, breathing entities that change over time, as does all of life. Still, “Seek truth in the commonality of religions, which are but the languages of speaking to Me. Worship not the grammar” took some living with. I began to imagine a sacred mountain for humanity. At the mountaintop dwelt the call of the sacred, the commonality that would hold the truths to living a meaningful life to which all of our sacred traditions seek to point us. Our differing spiritual traditions would be diverse paths up this sacred mountain that our differing eras and cultures had found helpful. The “grammar,” then, is the particular ritual and...