This week’s podcast and blog have been about service as a path to becoming our truest selves. We had the great privilege of living on an exquisite property along the McKenzie River for nearly 17 years. During that time, we hosted many friends,…
As part of our ongoing series, Choosing Compassion Over Fear, I am featuring some of our most cherished friends and colleagues to discover how they have navigated the landscape of doubt, insecurity, tragedy, and fear to move toward becoming their truest selves. Today, we are honored to…
Our guest blogger this week reminded us to believe in the beauty of our dreams. The Great Wall of China was a dream originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the third century B.C. as a way to…
In this week’s blogs, our guest Kim Colegrove has inspired us by sharing her personal story about transforming grief and suffering into compassionate action. She ended her blog with, “If you feel inspired or motivated to activate your grief, here are some ideas.” She lists…
Our Former River Property – All that Remains is a Chimney In the coming weeks and months, my guests in our upcoming series on Choosing Compassion over Fear will be sharing their personal stories. My teacher Fr. Richard tells me that there are…
My Grandsons, Playing Teppich This week’s blogs have been about learning to be in that “wondering place,” at peace with not knowing what lies ahead. I’d like to tell you a short story. When I was young, my…