Spiritual Snacks with Alexandra York

How can we get spiritual nourishment when we are quarantined in our homes?

Alexandra York's latest book "Soul Celebrations and Spiritual Snacks" can help us attain a sense of calm and serenity during this time of chaos.

In this conversation we discuss the ideas in the book, such as "Secular Spirituality," we read one of her poems from the book and discuss ways that the both of us are gaining spiritual fuel in our lives during the quarantine.

Even when this quarantine is over, these practices are very valuable. From picking up a rock by a beach you love, to purchasing a sculpture you love, there are practices big and small to help you have soul celebrations and spiritual snacks.

Just a few topics from the show:
 

THE WORLD'S A SWEET BALLOON
 By Alexandra York
 
 The world's a sweet balloon,
 Toss it in the air;
 Turn it in your hand,
 The world is round and wonderful—
 Sun and stars and singing,
 Castles in the sand;
 Valentines and fireflies,
 Their wonder is splendiferal
 If you open up your eyes
 
 It's all yours
 Night and day
 So review it, remake it
 But live it, don't fake it
 
 Time's a friendly tune,
 Play it with a flare,
 Ups and downs and allarounds
 The music's light and fanciful—
 Mornings are beginnings
 Afternoons a joy,
 Evenings can be loving things
 Awhirl or lackadaisical
 A day can be a toy
 
 It's all yours
 Night and noon
 So spin it or bounce it
 But never renounce it
 
 Sweet, sweet world
 Sweetmeat world
 It can be a balloon
 
 This old world
 Is a sweet balloon