For 15 months in 2022-2023, I was a hospice chaplain-in-training. To work as a professional chaplain, most settings require four units (1600 hours) of training. Part of the time is spent working onsite as a chaplain and part of the time is spent with a small peer reflection group of 8 people. Most people do […]
Writing
A Writing Meditation
I invite you to sit or stand, whichever is most comfortable for you. If you are comfortable closing your eyes, go ahead and do so. Breathe deeply a few times. As you do so, just pay attention to the way your breath both calms you and empowers you. Your breath is the fuel for your […]
A Blessing for Writing
May you remain deeply connected with whatever is inside of you that most needs to be given voice. May you shape words of candor and compassion in a world starving for the truth. May the words you shape also shape you…into a truer version of yourself. May your words help others find a truer version […]