Wednesday Wisdom: Life is a Daily Walk. A few years ago, while I was attending a retreat in Healdsburg, California, I decided to take a hike through the woods nearby the center. As I got deeper into the forest, I began to hear branches creaking and birds rustling in the leaves, along with some other unfamiliar sounds…

For today’s Wednesday Wisdom, I’d like to share a sacred practice that I call:  Hearing Sacred Words of Gratitude. A few weeks ago, I attended a retreat with Veronica Mary Rolf, author of Julian’s Gospel, who invited us to imagine hearing God saying “Thank You,” to us. (This was inspired by one of Julian of Norwich’s Revelations.) I asked myself:…

Wednesday Wisdom: Tenderness of Love.  Like most of us, it seems as though I am constantly facing one kind of transition or another. This is our human situation, facing change and transition constantly, in work, in relationships, in our families, and in our bodies. How do we invite and allow ourselves to respond with love when…

Wednesday Wisdom. Hearing with Love. When we really listen, sounds wash over us. Cries and whispers. The wind howling. The slam of a door. Ocean waves crashing onto the beach. In the stretched out sound of silence, a heart beats, salt pours from its shaker, a hand takes another hand into its grasp. Held in…

Wednesday Wisdom. The Well of Inspiration.  This week, I am filling up at the well of inspiration, and I invite you to do the same. I would like to share a few thoughts that are inspiring me right now. As you read them, I invite you to begin to pay closer attention to the sources of inspiration…