May 01, 2020
Spiritual Exercise – Joy
Five Photos in Five Days The poet Mary Oliver writes, “Every day, I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle in...
April 03, 2020
Spiritual Exercise – Liberation
The Mess That Set You Free Alanis Morissette’s song, Thank U, functions like a gratitude prayer to the many unexpected sources of liberation in her life: “Thank you India Thank you terror...
March 04, 2020
Spiritual Exercise – Wisdom
The Best Advice You’ve Received Wisdom is a gift. We pass it on to each other like a precious jewel. None of us want others to make the same mistakes we did,...
January 31, 2020
Spiritual Exercises – Resistance
Option 1) Give Thanks! Who made resistance possible for you? Who stood beside you as you stood against the status quo? Who helped remind you that the arc really can be bent? Who...
January 03, 2020
Spiritual Exercise – Integrity
Naming Your Values Integrity and value-clarity go hand in hand. But do we really take the time to name and bring our core values into awareness? And do our self-proclaimed values match...
December 06, 2019
Spiritual Exercise – Belonging
Whose Are You?… All in One Place “The ancient question, ‘Who am I?’ inevitably leads to a deeper one: ‘Whose am I?’ – because there is no identity outside of relationship. You...
November 01, 2019
Spiritual Exercise – Equity
Choose an area of inequity that speaks to you, it might be racial or gender identity or related to people with physical challenges or another kind of systemic inequity. Follow your curiousity...
October 01, 2019
Spiritual Exercise – Listening
An impressive few can be attentive and can listen well during every moment of their life – paying attention to and hearing the meaning of a moment, no matter what that moment is....
April 28, 2019
Spiritual Exercise – Beauty
The Beautiful Thing You Carry The philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote, “In difficult times, carry something beautiful in your heart.” These are indeed difficult times. They require courage, commitment, hope and self-love. And...