Spiritual realization is simply awakening to a direct stable perception that all beings are already and only the one Beingness of all things. … Full enlightenment isn’t required, but an intuition of this orientation is a necessary foundation for a healthy relationship to soul work. ~Terry Patten Our Integral Spirituality Book Study Group chose Terry […]
HEART PONDERINGS: Contemplations on Living with Wisdom, Compassion, & Joy
Transformation In Process: Personal and Systemic
In many ways, my recent confrontation with the unwieldy and heartless Medicaid bureaucracy mirrors the experiences I wrote about in my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace. I had naively believed that my daughter had achieved stability and I was past having to fight the system on her behalf. The wisdom and trust in the […]
An Inspiring Story of a Transformed Heart and Mind
The most important lesson I have learned in the fifty years I have spent working toward the building of a better world is that the true work of social transformation starts within. It begins inside your own heart and mind, because the battleground of human transformation is really, more than any other thing, the struggle […]
My Chronic Sorrow Triggered
Recently intense feelings of sadness rose up in me … something like depression but intermittent. Upon reflection, I realized my chronic sorrow had been triggered. I first learned of chronic sorrow when a friend, after hearing that both my children suffered from myotonic muscular dystrophy, pointed me to this web site. I have only read […]
2018 Springfield Book Fair
August 18, 2018 — Noon til 5 p.m. Open to the public. No charge for admission. Mix and mingle with authors from Clark, Champaign, Greene, Madison, Montgomery, and Miami Counties of Ohio Sponsored by Hen House Publishing Held at Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company A Family-Friendly Place 109 W. North St. — Parking @ 102 W Columbia […]
A Glimpse into Foreign Worlds
I love podcasts. On some days, I find time to listen to them on my iPad while eating breakfast, working in the kitchen, riding my stationary bike, brushing my teeth, getting dressed for the day or undressed for bed. They expose me to the most interesting people and enrich my thinking and my life. Recently, […]
