Life Calls Out

Reading of the poem Life calls out my name As if it cannot find me. “Here!” I reply with eagerness,  And then panic strikes my body –  Swirling the mind in the torrent of rumination – For what have I agreed to be present? I wish it were not the grinding of my mind-body AContinue reading “Life Calls Out”

Surrender Into Possibility: Five Compassionate Poems

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Connecting With Our Wisest Self – 2023 Reflective Meditation

This is the last gathering post of 2023! If you are interested in joining the gathering for 2024, please click here. The theme is the Nine Principles of Relational Mindfulness. This gathering was a time for practitioners to reflect on their year using the 11 themes and quotes as inspiration. After the meditation, space wasContinue reading “Connecting With Our Wisest Self – 2023 Reflective Meditation”

The Nature of Curiosity

Welcome to the ninth post in the year-long series of Walking the Path of Heartfulness, a monthly meditation gathering. This month’s theme is The Nature of Curiosity, what has become the 4th principle of my work via Growing Our Voice. I invite you to bring a curiosity as you explore its nature through this post and guidedContinue reading “The Nature of Curiosity”

Teachings of Acadia

Welcome to the eighth post in the year-long series of Walking the Path of Heartfulness, a monthly meditation gathering. This month’s theme is Teachings of Acadia inspired by my recent annual camping trip to Acadia National Park in Mount Desert, Maine. My family has been camping in this magical place for the past 14 years (wouldContinue reading “Teachings of Acadia”

The Connected Heart Part 2: Embodying Love

This is the seventh post in the year-long series of the monthly meditation gatherings called Walking the Path of Heartfulness. This is part 2 of The Connected Heart, check out part 1 from last month. The theme is Embodying Love.  You are invited to engage in two practices. The first one is a version ofContinue reading “The Connected Heart Part 2: Embodying Love”

Connected Heart Micro-Practice

For quite awhile now I have been engaging in micro-practices that connect me to my heart’s wisdom. There are many ways one can engage in micro-practices, so I encourage you to play with this concept. A micro-practice as I am defining it here is a very brief and small action that one can engage in dailyContinue reading “Connected Heart Micro-Practice”