I spent decades as a physical therapist helping bodies heal. Then a cancer diagnosis in 2019 asked me a harder question: What needs healing in me? With aging parents, an uncertain future, and a practice I eventually sold in 2022, I began the slower work of following what was true. This is how crisis opened … Continue reading Summer Series – Cindy Schmidt: The Crack that Let the Light In: Building a New Way
A short fun talk on how…with luck, naiveté, tenacity, and being myself … led to a successful career in Radio Broadcasting, and the lessons I learned on the twists and turns along the way.
In 1990, at 46 and 52 years old respectively, we had hourly jobs, no savings, and a big dream to build a house that would be sustainable and beautiful. We picked a place, a piece of land financed on a handshake, and determined to build a home out of automobile tires and aluminum cans, as … Continue reading Summer Series – Pat Senecal: Rethinking Our Resources
Spiritual journeys take many shapes; each is perfect in itself. I will share a little about my journey and how it has taken me to a place of being of service by exploring our true potential as humans, beyond the limitations that we have agreed on. I call it a movement to remembering, as I … Continue reading Summer Series – Linda Illsley: The Joy of Remembering
The faith of my childhood was both compelling and contorted. When faith is intricately interwoven with family and friends and belonging, it is a powerful bond, even when it carries personal costs. Yet what are the costs of abandoning that faith? Does building a new way with a new faith require sacrifice of those connections?
In early 2025, I was filled with fear, dread, and worry about our new President and the potential consequences. My mind was not at peace. I was in search of ways to bring equanimity, serenity, and tranquility into my life. I began two new practices: Meditation and Chanting. This is the story of my journey … Continue reading Summer Series – Allison Andersen: Searching for Inner Peace
A “no” answer at graduation eventually led to the realization that, to live my values, the better answer may have been “yes”.
When I turned 35, I had to reset my life. When I turned 70, I had to rebuild. First, as a fine arts major in college, I wanted to be the next Georgia O’Keeffe. Foolish me. I had no clue what would be reuired: talent and persistence, not to mention marrying a wealthy New York … Continue reading Summer Series – Judith Reynolds: Fine and/or Applied
