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Jan 2025

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A Rule of Life is a good idea

About this episode

A short little reminder-announcement: creating your own personal Rule of Life is both a time-tested practice and a great way to kick off a new year (but also, it’s good any time of year) — and I’ve got a little tool to guide you in the process of creating your own. Thousands use it every year… Listen in for details.

(Regular episodes resume next week!)

* Create Your Rule of Life self-paced workshop

* Rule of St. Benedict

* Tsh’s newsletter: The Commonplace

* Tsh’s books, trips, & Rule of Life

* Join Tsh’s next pilgrimage: The Rhine River 2025

* Recommended reads

* Buy a round of drinks

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