





-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts






-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for an excerpt from Wisdom Council member Richard Bruxvoort Colligan’s book Dangerous Songs: The Psalms and a Gloriously Disrupted Life. Ready or Not:

Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Our featured self-study this month is Earth, Our Original Monastery. This retreat companions my book and we updated this retreat last spring, adding all new content from Cassidhe Hart on writing your own earth psalter and Polly Paton-Brown on the
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read one for Martha Van Vactor’s reflection That Night. That night as predicted, there was the beautiful huge, very larger-than-life moon lighting up the night
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Me too!!!……the photos are incredible. Thank you for sharing them!
Thanks Lynne!
Unbelievably exquisite photos. Your work is sooo beautiful!
no, definitely not this morning or yesterday. :-) It was a sunny and glorious day not too long ago. I thought you might like the reminder of sunshine lucy. ;-)
the visuals are nectar to my soul this morning…you obviously did not take these yesterday :-) or today for that matter. gorgeous!!!
Actually the next neighborhood over, Pike Place Market is just over a mile from my home. All of these photos were taken in the market except for the first one which was taken out the window of the market.
Having just seen “The Secret Life of Bees” I could easily imagine the journey into the forest. And your photos are simply lucious!! Are such delights all in your neighborhood? Blessings!