Caring for the Soul through Creative, Sacred, Healing Arts
July 2025 Walk on Earth with Respect, See Beauty All Around
When Guiding Lights Go Out I, like so many, are mourning the deaths of Colorado Poet Laureate, Andrea Gibson, on July 14; and EcoDharma Leader, Joanna Macy, on July 19. Andrea's Gibson's poetry first became known to me when Wild Writing teacher, Laurie Wagner, invited them to our zoom writing [...]
June 2025 Beauty is Life when…
So much this month: chaos, emotions, gifts, grief, protests, bombs, endings and beginnings, and yes, even beauty. Struggling to write about it all in coherent sentences. What unfolded was this poem, little glimmers of beauty. Beauty is life when... budding friendships open between strangers sharing the loss of a loved [...]
May 2025 We cannot afford to look away from Beauty
Dear Friends, The Beauty of Nature holds us, especially during loss and grief. In these times of global and personal uncertainty, we cannot afford to look away. We must allow ourselves to feel it all – grief, rage, despair, betrayal, confusion, and when possible, to offer those emotions energetically to [...]
April 2025 Dwell Among the Beauties
Dwell among beauties - R Carson Dear Friends, April offered renewal of the spirit with the celebrations of Easter, Passover, Ramadhan, Navaratri, all honoring a time of turning inward for reflection. Even the death of Pope Francis is a renewal, as his soul returns home to his God [...]
March 2025 It’s everyone’s calling to find Beauty
Moral Injury, Grief, and Resilience How do we maintain our center and our compassion, in the face of the moral injury we are experiencing from the government. First, we have to understand what moral injury is, and how it makes us feel. Moral injury is the social, psychological, and spiritual harm that [...]
February 2025 Not Everyone Sees Beauty
Not everyone sees beauty…certainly not those intentionally creating chaos and moral injury in our country. It goes without saying that this has been a challenging month for many. It’s been hard to know what to write here, so I’ll simply share how I’m feeling and preparing. A week ago I [...]
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