Doorways to the Soul: The Present Moment

Doorways to the Soul: The Present Moment

by | Jul 2, 2013 | Being Present

“The present moment, like the spotted owl or the sea turtle, has become an endangered species. Yet more and more I find that dwelling in the present moment, in the face of everything that would call us out of it, is our highest spiritual discipline. More boldly,...

Hospice Austin Volunteers: A Brilliant Tapestry of Love

by | Jun 3, 2013 | Volunteering

Last week at a Hospice Austin Volunteer Forum (an educational event held quarterly for our volunteers), about 20 of us were having a wonderful conversation with one of our doctors about the physician’s role on the Hospice Austin team when a visitor to the group raised...
Repairing the World

Repairing the World

by | Apr 26, 2013 | Being Present

If last week had been a fish, I would have thrown it back.  It seemed that we couldn’t turn around without encountering another heartbreaking story or situation.  The Boston Marathon bombing; the devastating explosion in West, Texas; a destructive earthquake in China;...
Woven Together

Woven Together

by | Apr 9, 2013 | Uncategorized

I cannot exist without in some sense taking part in you, in the child I once was, in the breeze stirring the down on my arm, in the child starving far away, in the flashing round of the spiral nebula. ~Catherine Keller~             ...
Our Greatest Power

Our Greatest Power

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Being Present, Bereavement, Uncategorized

This is our choice in every moment. Do we relate to our circumstances with bitterness or with openness? ~Pema Chodron~ If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without. ~Eckhart Tolle from The Power of...