Posted in Spirituality on 29 August 2007 | No Comments »
That’s my 7-word summary of today’s Gospel reading. Today is the feast of the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist, so the Gospel is the story of how Herodias used her daughter to trick Herod into executing John. When he promised the girl anything and she then asked for John’s head, I’m guessing that Herod [...]
Posted in Recovery, Spirituality on 26 August 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m pretty exhausted this evening, having just returned from a lovely weekend near Cincinnati with kindred spirits from some other religious orders, driving directly to a picnic where I was to meet the people who belong to the Christian Life Community group I’m joining, and then to the once monthly 12 step meeting for women [...]
Posted in Nun, Spirituality on 24 August 2007 | 4 Comments »
Be sure to check out the new blog of Stephanie, “A pedal stroke closer to the monastery.” Stephanie, her sister, and her mom are bicycling from Montana to Minnesota, where Stephanie will enter a monastic community. Sag support is being provided by dad, who is hauling a trailer. Her reflections thus far are wonderful. I [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 22 August 2007 | 4 Comments »
My brother used to talk about his bosses at a former employer in these terms: “Yeah, they think I’m a mushroom. They just keep me in the dark and feed me lots of s***.”
I’m still reading Wheatley’s “Leadership and the New Science.” A lot of what she says makes sense, and part of [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 20 August 2007 | 3 Comments »
You may be tired of hearing about the festival, but I have to say at least one more thing…
One of the things that makes it special is that it is a multi-generational gathering. Many women bring their children. The boys over a certain age have their own camp on the land, but everywhere else you [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 18 August 2007 | No Comments »
I found myself looking back on my favorite memory of the 2007 Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. I was most moved by a performance/ritual by an ensemble calling themselves Evolution V (see picture above). Here’s the description from the program:
Evolution is a theatrical performance and ritualist ensemble of magical women. East coast meets west coast as [...]
Posted in Spirituality on 16 August 2007 | 4 Comments »
I know, it sounds like kind of a nonsensical topic…I’m back to reading Wheatley’s “Leadership and the New Science” and just finished Chapter 5, “Change, Stability and Renewal: The Paradoxes of Self-Organizing Systems.” Here’s an interesting excerpt from p. 83:
If an organization seeks to develop these life-saving qualities of adaptability, it needs to open itself [...]
Posted in Nun, Spirituality on 14 August 2007 | 5 Comments »
I just returned from a week spent in the presence of thousands of womyn at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. It was my second time at the festival, but the first time to have attended for the entire week. “Music festival” is too limiting a description for this event, as there are many opportunities to [...]
Posted in Random thoughts on 13 August 2007 | 3 Comments »
Just got back this evening from festival, and am in the middle of doing laundry after a soak in the tub to let all the dust that had settled in my pores this week be washed away. Wow - it’s almost 11:00, so I’ll sign off now - eager to sleep in a bed after [...]
Posted in Random thoughts on 5 August 2007 | 3 Comments »
…and any other form of electronic communication, for that matter.
I’m leaving tomorrow (Monday) for a women’s music festival here in Michigan which is out in the middle of nowhere - no electricity (except for the stages), no cell phone signals, etc. Needless to say, I won’t be updating my blog until I return, which will [...]
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