Ruminate: A Contemplative Magazine Chewing on the Mysteries of Life

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Stories, poetry, and art teach us to slow down, to listen, and to pay attention, awakening our hearts to ourselves and one another. Every quarter, a new issue of Ruminate is delivered to your mailbox, helping you nourish and reaffirm your creative and spiritual intentions.

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Wonderful writing, images, and soul. I feel as comfortable in the pages of this journal as in my own heart.

— Colby B.

The poems in Ruminate nourish me personally and creatively. They are brimming with spirit and unvarnished beauty.

— John S.

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Ruminate Blog

Hazy Skies

by Cherie Nelson April 02, 2020

Where I am living now, the seasons have no pivot... Springs are mercurial, senselessly violent in their cold and snow. I experience winter here like a death, wait endlessly for a green that will outgrow my grief.

On Transitions

by Charnell Peters March 31, 2020

To end, I will not offer any more of my own words on this transition—the small one (me leaving Ruminate) or the big one (the pandemic). Instead, I turn to the words of the regular contributors of The Waking. Collectively, their voices tell a story—one of grief, hope, and resurrection.

Contemplative Consequences from a Decade of Singing

by Guest Contributor March 24, 2020

Don't dwell on if the notes you sang were fine-tuned or not, as you can't take the notes back. A lot of plans in life fall flat, but the best that one can do is learn from it and aim to do better the next time.