Saturday, November 27, 2021

receiving the gift with open hands...

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"Gratitude" suggests Kisha James, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe in New England, "is how we embrace beauty without...
Friday, November 26, 2021

from naivete to grief into solidarity: decolonizing thanksgiving

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For some of us from the USA, this "Thanksgiving weekend" has been a time of quiet gratitude mixed with introspection, moments of g...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

befriending uncertainty: praying "I really don't know..."

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NOTE: Reflection notes from Sunday, November 14 @ "Small is Holy." While talking recently with a former colleague about the ever-c...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

building an all hallows memory box...

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The wise and prolific spiritual guide, Christine Valters Paintner, has led a variety of workshops on fresh and time-tested ways to renew the...
Sunday, October 24, 2021

preparing for the Celtic triduum: All Hallows Eve

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Sunday, October 24: Preparing for the Celtic Triduum In ways I’ve rarely understood, my soul reverberates with the rhythms of the ancient Ce...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

a day of digging, poetry, CRT, and prayer...

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On what appears to be the last genuinely warm day of autumn - a high of 71F - I: dug two more garden beds, read a collection of poetry by Sc...
Monday, October 18, 2021

entering the time in-between time...

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When I walked out of the house this morning,  it finally felt like fall: 47F, grey skies with yellow and brown leaves falling all around, a...
Sunday, October 17, 2021

facing into the apocalypse...

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Most days I do not write political posts. To be honest, life is too short and my time on this grand planet is increasingly limited. But let...