Hours of a Day, Hours of a Life
Last weekend I was down in Oregon for the last weekend of a training program I participated in all last year on the Art of Supervision of Spiritual Directors. It was a great program and supervision is one of my professional growing places, something I believe deeply in, not just for spiritual directors, but for […]
Awakening the Creative Spirit
Spring is the season when the earth awakens after her long slumber. It is the season associated with the element of air and breath. That moment of inhale, of breathing in the fullness of divine life, is the moment of dawn when the sun scatters the long night and the day begins. It is always […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Patricia Ariel
I met Patricia Ariel recently online when she left a comment at one of my previous Sacred Artist Interviews. I went to her website link and discovered her beautiful artwork. I love the sensuality and vibrancy of her images which enter the viewer into the mythical realm. I found myself exploring their inner landscape in […]
Dare to be Powerful
When I dare to be powerful— to use my strength in the service of my vision— then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. -Audre Lorde We must learn to realize that the love of God seeks us in every situation, and seeks our good. God’s inscrutable love seeks our awakening. True, […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Stacy Wills
I met Stacy Wills through my blog, and as always, was absolutely delighted to come across a talented artist who weaves a spiritual vision into her creative work and my special interest in bringing the arts to spiritual direction. Stacy’s mandalas are beautiful and a wonderful tool for meditation and centering. I am captivated by […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Sybil Archibald
Sybil Archibald, also know as Painter of Blue, has a blog dedicated to spirituality and art and loves medieval illuminations (so you know I was going to like her right from the start). She has even co-authored a book called Lapis and Gold, on reclaiming the original tools and methods of medieval artists. We have only […]
The Rise & Fall of Everything
I awoke this morning and took Abbess Petunia for her walk. The sky is grey and drizzly here in Seattle, just the kind of weather I love when I have a lot of writing to do. Checking into my favorite blogs I found a couple of very thoughtful posts on Easter that wrestle with the […]