Some Benefits of Spiritual Guidance
Eckhart Tolle in his book The New Earth puts forward what he calls Three Modalities of Awakened Doing. These three modalities “in which you can… Read More »Some Benefits of Spiritual Guidance
On Becoming the Line – Blog
Why is Deep Listening Important?
Consider: has anyone recently asked, “How are you?”, and really meant it? When most people ask you this question, how do you respond? Usually, we… Read More »Why is Deep Listening Important?
Can Spiritual Directors Help? nytimes.com
We at SDI were pretty thrilled to see this article published on spiritual companionship in the New York Times. Our Executive Director was quoted extensively,… Read More »Can Spiritual Directors Help? nytimes.com
Commission Project for Avalon Properties
I recently completed a series of four drawings based on walks in the Seattle area. These drawings were framed and installed for Avalon Properties (who… Read More »Commission Project for Avalon Properties
Spiritual Guidance – A Travelogue
“…always the question comes back to a central question: how is the Divine wooing us, calling us into deeper and deeper intimacy?”[1] John Mabry We… Read More »Spiritual Guidance – A Travelogue
A Gratitude Meditation for Spiritual Companions (SDI Podcast)
For this week’s SDI podcast, I wrote and recorded a short meditation on gratitude for spiritual companions. It offers a few specific prompts, each related… Read More »A Gratitude Meditation for Spiritual Companions (SDI Podcast)
All moments are key moments
Frederick Buechner, from Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation: “Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom… Read More »All moments are key moments
A Roadmap of The Dying Self
Oil on canvas, 30” x 40” x 1.5”, completed in late 2020. The painting is my transformation; my listening companion. A frankenstein of my longings… Read More »A Roadmap of The Dying Self
Particulate-Participate – crumpled paper and hope
A meditation on breathing. Graphite, acrylic, watercolor on paper. 24″ x 26″ For the last several days, Seattle has been saturated with smoke from forest… Read More »Particulate-Participate – crumpled paper and hope
Breath, Step, Draw, Repeat
I’ve been training for a couple of years in becoming a Facilitator in Interspiritual Meditation – a universal seven-step practice that was developed as a… Read More »Breath, Step, Draw, Repeat