-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
(photos taken along the shore of the Hood Canal)
The winner of this week’s Poetry Party drawing will be announced later today! There’s still time to add your poem — currently up to 23 participants which is a wonderful outpouring of creative energy.
A Blessing for Creativity*Spirit of Holy Imagination,we ask you to bless our visionwith the wisdom to see what is possible. Help us trust our desire to createthrough color, word, shape, gesture, and song. When our fingers trembleat picking up a pen or marker,connect us to
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Wisdom Council member Michael Moore’s reflection on Sabbath and Silence. I am thankful to Christine and the Abbey community for this opportunity
Dearest dancing monks, There is much uncertainty and unknown right now. Many of us are in deep grief and I encourage you to bestow lavish hospitality on all of your feelings – let your rage, sadness, despair, confusion, and more have space in you. Move
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Thank you Elaine, what a lovely thing to say. :-)
I’m viewing these photos Sunday evening when it is dark outside.
The photos are radiant — I don’t know if this is the right word but the light is exquisite. You’ve captured the quality of rare (in Coastal Washington/BC) winter sunlight.
Tess wrote about prayer today and when I view your photos, I feel like I am looking at prayers that praise Creation that in turn evoke prayers of gratitude — for Nature, for Artists, for Communities of Friends — in me.
Thank you.
Thanks SS!
Beautiful photography. You’ve captured the “Original Creator/Artist’s” beautiful land and seascapes. Thank you!
SS
Thanks you all! :-)
Total Serenity. Pure Beauty. Soul Medicine.
Oooooh! I am not a good waiter!
These were wonderful.Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful photos! I really do relate to your photography. A beautiful site.
Wonderful. Thank you.