Hello, Sage Hill Community!

Changes are in the air and I want to invite you into them. First, a fun thing happened last year. I became a published author in a real book you can hold in your hands! My essay, "Summer Day of the Owls", was chosen to be a part of an anthology on contemplative leadership and living, put together by Shalem Institute where I received my certification as a Spiritual Director in celebration of their 50th Anniversary. It was delightful to share my story and voice around this theme with other contemplatives, and a dream come true to be a published author. Here is a link you can follow to hear me introduce my essay at the book launch last September. I am the second speaker in this short video. The picture above is of me on the day I received my copy. I do not write in this space often, but please hear my gratitude for your presence here and the way it has encouraged me along the way to write and share my writing with others. I hope to continue sharing more with this group and also hope that more of my writing will be picked up in other publications. You can purchase Soul Food any place you like to buy books.

The second thing that I want to share is that I an switching this account over to the Mail Chimp platform. I have an account there for another endeavor that I will talk about next and it does not make sense to be working in two places. If you would like to continue to receive my writing and stay tuned to offerings through Sage Hill (classes, retreats, etc.), please click on the button below to join my Mailchimp Mailing List. Sorry for the hassle!

The third and final thing I want to share is an invitation to be a part of a group that my colleague, Lorrie Gaffney, and I are convening called the Compassionate Living Community (CLC). The CLC's mission is "to offer gatherings that engage spiritual wisdom and compassionate practices for transformative personal growth with participants committed to apply learnings in service of others." We currently gather the first Wednesday of each month over ZOOM at 5:30 p.m. (Mountain time) to explore a chosen podcast. The gathering includes an opening grounding time and closing blessing with time for large and small group exploration and conversation. We also host occasional in person retreats and classes in person and over ZOOM. I have been having so much fun with this and learning a lot from those who gather each month. Even if you can never join the ZOOM gatherings, you can think of it as a nice way to get good podcast recommendations. You can join the CLC mailing list here.

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to others you think may benefit from its message and invitation.