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Reflection #30 Rooms of Your Heart
I’ve come to see
that happiness is a quiet invitation—
a request to give my attention
to what is life-giving
and release what is not.
Today, I invite us all
to move through our hours
with a softer cheer,
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I’ve come to see
that happiness is a quiet invitation—
a request to give my attention
to what is life-giving
and release what is not.
Today, I invite us all
to move through our hours
with a softer cheer,
To read more: buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reflection #30 Rooms of Your Heart
I’ve come to see
that happiness is a quiet invitation—
a request to give my attention
to what is life-giving
and release what is not.
Today, I invite us all
to move through our hours
with a softer cheer,
To read more: buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
I’ve come to see
that happiness is a quiet invitation—
a request to give my attention
to what is life-giving
and release what is not.
Today, I invite us all
to move through our hours
with a softer cheer,
To read more: buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Reflection #29 Room To Breathe
This season in life opens a spaciousness
I hadn’t known I longed for—
time to turn toward myself
with intention,
to listen for what asks to change.
What small shift might let me live lightly?
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This season in life opens a spaciousness
I hadn’t known I longed for—
time to turn toward myself
with intention,
to listen for what asks to change.
What small shift might let me live lightly?
To read more or subscribe - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Reflection #29 Room To Breathe
This season in life opens a spaciousness
I hadn’t known I longed for—
time to turn toward myself
with intention,
to listen for what asks to change.
What small shift might let me live lightly?
To read more or subscribe - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
This season in life opens a spaciousness
I hadn’t known I longed for—
time to turn toward myself
with intention,
to listen for what asks to change.
What small shift might let me live lightly?
To read more or subscribe - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
“We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.” –Teresa of Avila
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.” –Teresa of Avila
“Just as our contrariness here on earth brings us pain, shame and sorrow, so grace brings us surpassing comfort, glory, and bliss in heaven.” ―Julian of Norwich,
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Just as our contrariness here on earth brings us pain, shame and sorrow, so grace brings us surpassing comfort, glory, and bliss in heaven.” ―Julian of Norwich,
Reflection #27 It is Enough
These days I look back
with a quieter mind,
with curiosity and wonder.
What have I made of my life?
What paths have I walked?
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These days I look back
with a quieter mind,
with curiosity and wonder.
What have I made of my life?
What paths have I walked?
To read more, go to - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Reflection #27 It is Enough
These days I look back
with a quieter mind,
with curiosity and wonder.
What have I made of my life?
What paths have I walked?
To read more, go to - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
These days I look back
with a quieter mind,
with curiosity and wonder.
What have I made of my life?
What paths have I walked?
To read more, go to - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
What is a friend but (s)he who knows
The deepest of our cares and woes
And seeks to ease the weary load
To set one on a smoother road.
Whose hands are always at one’s call
Who loves the joyful overall.
Whose tongue is never sharp or curt... to read more go to:
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The deepest of our cares and woes
And seeks to ease the weary load
To set one on a smoother road.
Whose hands are always at one’s call
Who loves the joyful overall.
Whose tongue is never sharp or curt... to read more go to:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What is a friend but (s)he who knows
The deepest of our cares and woes
And seeks to ease the weary load
To set one on a smoother road.
Whose hands are always at one’s call
Who loves the joyful overall.
Whose tongue is never sharp or curt... to read more go to:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
The deepest of our cares and woes
And seeks to ease the weary load
To set one on a smoother road.
Whose hands are always at one’s call
Who loves the joyful overall.
Whose tongue is never sharp or curt... to read more go to:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Reflection # 28 Two Kinds of Friends
I’ve come to think
there are two kinds of friends.
The first are travelers—
companions on the road.
We share the same route,
the same work over coffee
before paths divide.
As we, with gratitude...
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I’ve come to think
there are two kinds of friends.
The first are travelers—
companions on the road.
We share the same route,
the same work over coffee
before paths divide.
As we, with gratitude...
To read more: www.spiritworks.org - Newsletter - Archives.
November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Reflection # 28 Two Kinds of Friends
I’ve come to think
there are two kinds of friends.
The first are travelers—
companions on the road.
We share the same route,
the same work over coffee
before paths divide.
As we, with gratitude...
To read more: www.spiritworks.org - Newsletter - Archives.
I’ve come to think
there are two kinds of friends.
The first are travelers—
companions on the road.
We share the same route,
the same work over coffee
before paths divide.
As we, with gratitude...
To read more: www.spiritworks.org - Newsletter - Archives.
Here are two friends, 95 & 96 years young. Read more about what true friendship is: buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Here are two friends, 95 & 96 years young. Read more about what true friendship is: buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
You are invited to come meet Mama Arlene from Rwanda. Here is the information for October 25 - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
October 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
You are invited to come meet Mama Arlene from Rwanda. Here is the information for October 25 - buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Reflection #24 Still Becoming
Today is the oldest we have ever been,
and the youngest we will ever be again.
Time moves quickly,
decades slipping quietly behind us.
Though years pass,
we carry a sense of youth inside.
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Today is the oldest we have ever been,
and the youngest we will ever be again.
Time moves quickly,
decades slipping quietly behind us.
Though years pass,
we carry a sense of youth inside.
To read more go to:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
October 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reflection #24 Still Becoming
Today is the oldest we have ever been,
and the youngest we will ever be again.
Time moves quickly,
decades slipping quietly behind us.
Though years pass,
we carry a sense of youth inside.
To read more go to:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Today is the oldest we have ever been,
and the youngest we will ever be again.
Time moves quickly,
decades slipping quietly behind us.
Though years pass,
we carry a sense of youth inside.
To read more go to:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
"My mom said to never lie about your age because you'll forget what you told one person and get mixed up... But it's amazing—past a certain age, you can get away with murder. You can do anything, and people will say, "Well, the poor old soul, she's … you know …". Thanks Betty White
October 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"My mom said to never lie about your age because you'll forget what you told one person and get mixed up... But it's amazing—past a certain age, you can get away with murder. You can do anything, and people will say, "Well, the poor old soul, she's … you know …". Thanks Betty White
Reflection #23 A Fall
A fall startles us,
reminding us—
we are not who we once were.
The body speaks softly,
and the spirit learns
to bend, to adapt,
to find clever workarounds.
And hidden here
are quiet gifts:
patience, acceptance,
the art of ...
To read more : buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
A fall startles us,
reminding us—
we are not who we once were.
The body speaks softly,
and the spirit learns
to bend, to adapt,
to find clever workarounds.
And hidden here
are quiet gifts:
patience, acceptance,
the art of ...
To read more : buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
September 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reflection #23 A Fall
A fall startles us,
reminding us—
we are not who we once were.
The body speaks softly,
and the spirit learns
to bend, to adapt,
to find clever workarounds.
And hidden here
are quiet gifts:
patience, acceptance,
the art of ...
To read more : buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
A fall startles us,
reminding us—
we are not who we once were.
The body speaks softly,
and the spirit learns
to bend, to adapt,
to find clever workarounds.
And hidden here
are quiet gifts:
patience, acceptance,
the art of ...
To read more : buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Part of the terror is to take back our own listening, to use our own voice, to see our own light.” -- Hildegard of Bingen
September 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Part of the terror is to take back our own listening, to use our own voice, to see our own light.” -- Hildegard of Bingen
"All the Beauty in the world, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, Patrick Brinkley" This book makes me wish the author was at my side when I navigate the halls of the Carnegie Museum of Art here in Pittsburgh. High recommend.
September 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"All the Beauty in the world, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, Patrick Brinkley" This book makes me wish the author was at my side when I navigate the halls of the Carnegie Museum of Art here in Pittsburgh. High recommend.
This reminded us to keep it slow.
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This reminded us to keep it slow.
Here is the information posted at the Carnegie Museum of Art at the Gorilla Girls display: "Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world." --Love it!
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Here is the information posted at the Carnegie Museum of Art at the Gorilla Girls display: "Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world." --Love it!
Changes, I've learned
arrive in many ways--
sometimes sudden,
sometimes chose, sometimes without ceremony.
At first, it seems not a gift.
But a package left on my doorstep,
Feeling heavy, unasked for,
reluctant to open.
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arrive in many ways--
sometimes sudden,
sometimes chose, sometimes without ceremony.
At first, it seems not a gift.
But a package left on my doorstep,
Feeling heavy, unasked for,
reluctant to open.
To read more of this reflection go to buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
September 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Changes, I've learned
arrive in many ways--
sometimes sudden,
sometimes chose, sometimes without ceremony.
At first, it seems not a gift.
But a package left on my doorstep,
Feeling heavy, unasked for,
reluctant to open.
To read more of this reflection go to buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
arrive in many ways--
sometimes sudden,
sometimes chose, sometimes without ceremony.
At first, it seems not a gift.
But a package left on my doorstep,
Feeling heavy, unasked for,
reluctant to open.
To read more of this reflection go to buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
"Confront systems that perpetuate harm. Seek justice. Our decisions shape the moral fabric of our communities. Silence tears it apart. Let your platforms become pulpits of justice and your decisions and policies reflect compassion." -- Bishop Hector, UMC
September 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Confront systems that perpetuate harm. Seek justice. Our decisions shape the moral fabric of our communities. Silence tears it apart. Let your platforms become pulpits of justice and your decisions and policies reflect compassion." -- Bishop Hector, UMC
“Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance, faith.”. –Teresa of Avila
September 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance, faith.”. –Teresa of Avila
"To leaders in every sector and at every level - faith, education, business, government: in times like this your voice is not optional. Silence is not neutrality - it is complicity. You were entrusted with influence not for comfort, but for courage. Use it. Speak truth. --Bishop Hector, UMC
September 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"To leaders in every sector and at every level - faith, education, business, government: in times like this your voice is not optional. Silence is not neutrality - it is complicity. You were entrusted with influence not for comfort, but for courage. Use it. Speak truth. --Bishop Hector, UMC
Reflection # 20: New Season - In this new season of life
I sit with old wisdom—
gentle, steady,
reminding me not to condemn
myself or others.
I shared this reading
with a circle of friends.
Afterward,
they leaned close,
(To read more:)
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I sit with old wisdom—
gentle, steady,
reminding me not to condemn
myself or others.
I shared this reading
with a circle of friends.
Afterward,
they leaned close,
(To read more:)
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
September 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reflection # 20: New Season - In this new season of life
I sit with old wisdom—
gentle, steady,
reminding me not to condemn
myself or others.
I shared this reading
with a circle of friends.
Afterward,
they leaned close,
(To read more:)
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
I sit with old wisdom—
gentle, steady,
reminding me not to condemn
myself or others.
I shared this reading
with a circle of friends.
Afterward,
they leaned close,
(To read more:)
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Here I am with my friend celebrating life. It was my birthday. Click the link to see what I was thinking. buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
August 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here I am with my friend celebrating life. It was my birthday. Click the link to see what I was thinking. buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Letting Go
Some things vanish in a breath—
a house,
a box of letters,
a blanket worn smooth by love.
Some we surrender slowly,
the hand reluctant to open,
the heart reluctant to part.
Letting go is holy work.
It asks for courage, TO READ MORE GO TO:
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Some things vanish in a breath—
a house,
a box of letters,
a blanket worn smooth by love.
Some we surrender slowly,
the hand reluctant to open,
the heart reluctant to part.
Letting go is holy work.
It asks for courage, TO READ MORE GO TO:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
August 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Letting Go
Some things vanish in a breath—
a house,
a box of letters,
a blanket worn smooth by love.
Some we surrender slowly,
the hand reluctant to open,
the heart reluctant to part.
Letting go is holy work.
It asks for courage, TO READ MORE GO TO:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
Some things vanish in a breath—
a house,
a box of letters,
a blanket worn smooth by love.
Some we surrender slowly,
the hand reluctant to open,
the heart reluctant to part.
Letting go is holy work.
It asks for courage, TO READ MORE GO TO:
buttondown.com/spiritworks/...
“What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.” –Teresa of Avila
August 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.” –Teresa of Avila
“Practice corporeal politics. Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.”
August 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Practice corporeal politics. Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them.”