Liz sorensen Wessel

  • Days 95-96 Just For A Moment

    Dear Love. Please help me to rest. I place my list of things to do in your hands. Just for one moment. I let it go. I place my thoughts about how things should be different in your hands, Just… Continue reading

  • Days 88-89 Fields of Compassion

    In recent years our planet has increasingly been strained by destructive fires, floods, earthquakes, poverty and famine. This has led to millions of people fleeing their homes to escape conditions incompatible with life, including war, bloodshed and torture. In unprecedented… Continue reading

  • Days 80-81 Something Beautiful

    "In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart" ~Blaise Pascal May the nourishment of the earth be yours,May the clarity of light be yours,May the fluency of the ocean be yours,May the protection of the ancestors be yours. And… Continue reading

  • Days 67-68 The Five Chairs: Non Violent Communication by Louise Evans

      Life enriching, non-violent or compassionate communication is based on the teachings of  the late Marshall Rosenberg PhD. As the founder  of the Center for Non-violent Communication, Rosenberg dedicated his life to fostering peace world-wide. Human beings have a natural capacity… Continue reading

  • Days 60-61 An Inward Journey

    The season of Lent is an invitation to embark on an inward journey of reflection within the inner sanctuary of one's heart. A time for open receptivity, of quieting the mind  to listen without judgement or the need to fix.… Continue reading

  • Days 38-39 Slow Me Down

    Slow Me Down Slow me down, Lord!     Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind.     Steady my harried pace.    With a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me,      amidst the confusion of my day,     the calmness of… Continue reading

  • Days 32-33 Our Stories

    " God made man because he  loves stories." Elie Wiesel In ancient times before the written word, familial lineage was passed on through the oral tradition. Spiritual wisdom is often transferred best through metaphors found in the magic of storytelling.… Continue reading

  • Days 25-26 Love & Justice

    This week we commemorated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a man who has inspired all humanity with his visionary dream of a better world. May we honor his memory by working together to transform his… Continue reading

  • Days 18-19 My Grandmother’s Hands

    How transparent and thin the skin over my hands has become, revealing these gnarly blue veins. Some days the joints in my fingers swell and I feel like the character, David Banner when his body suddenly bulges into The Hulk… Continue reading

  • Days 11-12 Beyond Words

    I’ve often heard it said that much of what we communicate is non-verbal. Our facial expressions, eye contact, posture, and the tone of our voice can say so much more than mere words. Well, I had an opportunity to test… Continue reading