• Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 5-26-2021

    All creativity is a cycle, not a singular event with no past and no future. But a cycle that has that quickening and rising to a Zenith and begins to decline and falls into a death and then an incubation, a holding or waiting period, and once again a quickening and then a rebirth. And…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 5-19-21

    We are slowly (or maybe it’s quickly, or really, at just the right pace) turning towards summertime. Here in Florida, in the intense heat and humidity, we tend to slow down. Although I don’t look forward to melting as soon as I step outside, I do look forward to slowing down and taking a break.…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 5-12-21

    I’ve noticed an underlying feeling of uncertainty that moves with me as I move back into the world. I am thankful that I can re-enter the world and be around people now that I’ve been fully vaccinated. But it seems as though as soon as I get comfortable, I start questioning whether or not I’ve…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 5-5-2021

    We are already seeing growth from the fertile ground of our community. On Sunday we began thinking outside the “patriarchal tool box” as a way to journey towards the diverse, multicultural Beloved Community that our 8th Principle speaks about. The very beginnings of a decision making process that would let us experience spiritual wholeness (also…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 4-28-21

    Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director “From Starfish I have learned that if we keep our core intact, we can regenerate. We can fall apart, lose limbs, and re-grow them as long as we don’t let anyone threaten that central disc’s integrity. We can grow so many different arms, depending on what kind of sea…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 4-21-21

    Justice or accountability? From dictionary.com: Justice is the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness or the moral principle determining just conduct or the administering of deserved punishment or reward. From dictionary.cambridge.org: fairness in the way people are dealt with. From yourdictionary.com: The definition of accountability is taking or being assigned responsibility for…