Arise Blog

Eclectic. Refreshing. Living.
A slow pouring from a number of pages has been a beautiful experience. If you get a chance to read one of this month’s resonating resources, I would love to hear from you!

Evening Prayer
Allow yourself to be ‘still’ for a moment, a minute or longer. Open your hands on your lap. Receive this time as rest.

Creative Giving:
Story. Painting. Poetry.
Have you ever spread paint across a page?
Did you use a brush or
maybe your fingertips?
Did you give yourself permission to make a mess?
Did you believe you gave your best,
and then wonder who ever gave you that idea?
There are few things we get to do without consequence.
by Heidi Goodmann

Compassion. Adam and *Oscar.
The way of compassion has been a strong area of question and prayer, rethinking, participation, and wondering. In reading Compassion, the authors offer helpful insights, and guidance in ways to live with greater awareness of compassion = voluntary displacement. This shift has invited…