I'm currently in the process of contemplating the six items in the OSE rule. It recently dawned on me that although I have a poetic sense for what they mean, I could have a more concrete understanding of each of these items and how they can be manifest in my day to day life. I also thought it would be a rewarding exercise to do so.
I also realized how easy it is for the rule to grow dim and sink more and more into the background as the weeks and months go by. With a busy life and laziness with whatever time is leftover it seems easy for this to happen even in spite of the daily practice of prayer and stillness.
I recently printed out the Rule, Vow and Prayer and put it next to my desk at work to keep them more in the foreground
I think that there is a lot to be explored there, a lot that I haven't tapped into yet or even thought about tapping into. I just noticed that each of the six elements of the rule can work with a busy life or a quiet one. It doesn't demand a lifestyle change - "nothing harsh, nothing burdensome"
A link to the rule can be found here:
http://egina2.blogspot.com/2007/03/order-of-saint-esclarmonde.html
