Clark Haaland
@clark_h
Clark Haaland
@clark_h
‘Spiritual work happens secretly in the heart. Externally, let everything else threaten us. Like the sea: The wind blows, waves rise. But deep down it’s all quiet, peaceful, serene.... See more
This is how a man who trusts in God lives. There might be a wild rage out
Essay
The Annual Arc: Your Year as a Story, Not as a Scorecard
Most people approach Annual Reviews like accountants — auditing wins and losses, tallying completed goals against abandoned ones. But this transactional lens obscures something crucial: your year wasn’t a list of discrete events. It was part of an unfolding narrative, a chapter in who
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2026 prep
The most assuring thing about life is that we can change, that things can change, that they are always changing. The most maddening is that despite living in a universe that is one constant transmutation of energy and matter, despite living in bodies and minds whose cells and ideas are constantly being replaced, we so vehemently resist change, too
... See moreFrom the Inner Compass deck guidebook by Neel van Lierop, under ‘Open Doors’: “Do not try and open doors with sheer willpower, go for the ones that are already ajar. You do not need to struggle to get what belongs to you. When you recognize situations that enter your life effortlessly, without any force or resistance, you can trust that they guide
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