“Those who do the most growing in this life are those who offer the most compassion to the parts of themselves that have not yet grown.” – Andrea Gibson

This week, I feel inspired by a process I am moving through alongside … read more.

“We are being conditioned to shut down. The barrage of cruelty, confusion, spectacle, and spin… wears on our capacity to feel… That is the danger of this moment—not just political collapse or climate unraveling or the erosion of public trust—but the numbing of our souls.”  … read more.

“The heart enjoys experiencing the liberating feeling of compassion; it expands and glows, as if beaming its own sun upon the world. That is the warmth our cooling emotional world so desperately needs to preserve its humanity. It is this savoring of the nature of … read more.

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” -Jack Kornfield

I recently heard this story of the Dalai Lama being interviewed in the 1990s (https://onbeing.org/blog/the-self-hatred-within-us/), and it describes the confusion he felt in response to the idea that not only could people hate … read more.

“Here is the question we must at last confront: Is land merely a source of belongings, or is it the source of our most profound sense of belonging? We can choose” -Robin Wall Kimmerer

This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to guide a yoga practice … read more.

“Right now, the world you are inheriting is locked in a struggle between love and fear. Fear manifests as anger, insecurity, and loneliness. Fear eats away at our society, leaving all of us less whole, so we teach you that every healthy relationship … read more.

“One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.” – Shannon L. Alder

As we kick off the church year and the monthly theme of Building Belonging, we celebrate with Ingathering, our Backpack Blessing … read more.