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  • Days 272-276 – Where the Temple Begins

    There are hundreds of lessons that can be gleaned from watching geese in flight. Yet, the most important appears in three lines from Mary Oliver, “There are things you can’t reach. But/you can reach out to them, and all day… Continue reading

  • Days 270-271 Prayers For Peace

    Shared by Liz Wessel “The International Day of Peace is a day on which we try to imagine a world quite different from the one we know. We try to picture those who wage war laying down their arms and… Continue reading

  • Days 265-269 The Power of Play

    “Perhaps, it is when we unite work & play that we do our best caregiving – for each other as well as for the patient before us.” Continue reading

  • Days 263-264 “The Fire in Your Heart”

    Note: Reflection shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel By Breath By breath, by blood, by body, by spirit, we are all one The air that is my breath is the air that you are breathing And the air that is your… Continue reading

  • Days 258-262 – Delight & Mystery

    Love holds us as close as we allow. She is Mystery & Delight – ready to wrap us in her veil of joy. The only question is whether we will accept her gentle invitation. Continue reading

  • Days 256-257 In Its Gentle Light

    There is a light in you which cannot die; whose presence is so holy that the world is sanctified because of you. All things that live bring gifts to you, and offer them in gratitude and gladness at your feet.… Continue reading

  • Days 251-255 – Passions

     The question is not what do you like, but what do you love? Pick a passion & dive deep. Your life’s diamonds cannot be found on the surface. Continue reading

  • Days 249-250 Welcoming the Wounded One

    Note: Reflection offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel.  Father Richard Rohr describes the first half of life as a time for building our identity, following career pursuits, gaining confidence in our skillfulness, accomplishing and striving for success, which are developmental steps… Continue reading

  • Days 244-248 – A Life & Death Hypothetical

    If an angel appeared & offered you perfect health to age 80 & a peaceful death on your eightieth birthday would you take the deal? Continue reading

  • Days 242-243 Last Days of Summer

    Note: Guest reflection by Woody Wessel  Well summer is coming to an end. Labor Day approaches   school has or is about to start again.   You may wonder what to do on that last real weekend of the summer? In the… Continue reading