Liz sorensen Wessel

  • Days 195-196 A Blessing for Light

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  • Days 187-189 – A Journey Within

    “When I am silent, I fall into the place where everything is music.” –Rumi Before starting out on any journey it is important to set an intention, to bring forward the sacred prayer of your heart. It is recommended that… Continue reading

  • Days 180-181 – What Is the Shape of Empathy?

    “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our… Continue reading

  • Days 173-174 – Our Hands

    So much of what we experience is through touch. A baby discovers the world through tactile feel. A mother’s hands gently gather her baby in to nourish and comfort in the warmth of her arms. A friend extends hands to secure… Continue reading

  • Days 167-168 With Gratitude, On Father’s Day

    During the revolutionary war, our founding fathers were a diverse group of brave men who banded together in their quest for freedom. In 1776, Thomas Jefferson crafted these famous and profoundly eloquent words; “We hold these truths to be self-evident,… Continue reading

  • Days 160-161 Beauty

                                                      This is our purpose; it is why we are here. In the age of innocence,… Continue reading

  • Days 153-154 – “A Rainbow in Someone’s Cloud”

    Thank you, Maya   A great soul passed from our world this week yet, her glorious Light holds an eternal flame. Maya Angelou, beloved human being, mother and gracious friend of many. Although celebrated for her good works as a… Continue reading

  • Days 146-148 – The Heart Remembers

    [*Essay by Liz Sorensen Wessel] Take This Hand   On the day when our soldiers took their stand,  leaving behind them their life, their love; a  voice inside said "this is my wish that you defend my shores till peace returns." … Continue reading

  • Days 137-138 The Blessings of Light

    Sometimes, when I am empty of all my reserve, I find myself in an uncomfortable zone of fragility, feeling inadequate and unlovable. I vacillate between a voice of calm reason that offers encouragement and the fear that I am on… Continue reading

  • Days 130-131 Divine Mother

    Icons of Mother Mary adorn the improvised alters in many a home, be it a hearth’s mantle, a bedroom nightstand, or a living room wall. She gathers all the hopefulness of our prayers into her soft being and responds with… Continue reading