Mark Nepo writes: “It helps to remember how, in a field with no one watching, the smallest wildflower reaches its tiny root into a dark it doesn’t know and at the same time opens itself to a light it feels but can’t yet see. And while the flower has no choice to commit to this…
Can you imagine a whole weekend devoted entirely to your spiritual well-being and growth? There is such a weekend. It is one in at which your children are welcome and will have a program of their own while the adults are listening, participating and being transformed. You will feast like royalty every day and be…
Recently during my coaching class, one of my classmates had a huge realization about her possessions, her stuff. She had put her furniture in storage 8 years earlier and was shocked to realize how much she had paid! She hadn’t realized that it had been such a huge amount, money that she could have used…
Life is a great mystery, isn’t it? Why are we drawn to certain things and not others? What is our purpose? Why are we even here? Maybe you all know exactly why you are here but my idea of myself and my purpose is constantly unfolding for me. I love it when Spirit takes the…
Today, at my step aerobics class, I introduced myself to a new member. She told the instructor that she HAD done step aerobics 15 years earlier and was very excited to try it again. Our instructor said that she hears that from most newcomers, who often come and leave part-way through the class, giving up,…
I believe in eternal life. That does not mean that I do not grieve when someone dies. I feel my feelings and then I remember the truth about death. Death is Nature’s way of getting rid of a body that no longer serves us. My friend, and friend to our Center, Faith Strong, made her…
I don’t know about anyone else, but I can unequivocally state that my life has sped up. Some days, it feels like I am traveling at warp speed. I can picture myself in a wind tunnel with my hair stretching behind me. (Okay, so my hair isn’t long enough to float behind me like a…
In order for a spiritual community to survive, we depend on volunteers; volunteers who are committed and principled and who practice the principles in their daily lives. Fred is such a volunteer, he has the heart of service. As a matter of fact, he is the epitome of selfless service to God or SEVA. Rev.…