Many things can be held at once—grief and gratitude; feeling eatranged from our country, a homesickness for the ideal, yet at home in community & circles of friends. We can be at peace even when it feels there is no peace, trusting that something beautiful is happening that we cannot see.

Joy is a dignified presence; if we insist on being morose and depressed, joy will not interrupt us or intrude on us... Every day of your life joy is waiting for you, hidden at the heart of the significant things that happened to you or secretly around the corner of the quieter things.”

Weekend highlight—a new ergonomic desk chair! Preparing for next retreat I will lead in December—Homecoming: A SoulFully You Retreat inspired by a song written by Jana. Her
SoulCollage story and song here—

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