Many of us are not sure where we belong. We can face major life decisions; and be very unsure of what to do. I had left my Carmelite Monastery, and didn’t quite know what to do with myself. I didn’t have much, $30 in my pocket to be exact – and drove to Maine.
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“Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free, tis a gift to come down where you want to be….” So runs the opening line of the famous Shaker hymn, hauntingly beautiful and evocative of the Spirit it celebrates. These lines spring readily to my mind as I gaze on the simplicity…
FEAR AND FATIGUE What a time we have all been having! What a challenging, difficult, demanding year! As if the pandemic were not enough, we’ve suffered through some of the worst fires in history in the West, and pummeling, unremitting hurricanes in the South and East. With all of this fatigue, and all of these…
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HARD TIMES To live through major upheaval is hard. For some, it may be fearful yet exhilarating; for many itmay just be fearful. The question for all of us is: how do we respond? Do we allow fear to rule our hearts, our minds, and our behavior? Summer 2026 newsletter in PDF (4.3.MB)
SHELTERED What do we do when everything seems to be so challenging? How do we keep going? Spring 2025 Newsletter in PDF format (3.6MB)
