Gratitude Now

Gratitude Now

by Mary Davis from her book, Every Day Spirit: A Daybook of Wisdom, Joy and Peace. Being thankful isn’t all about what’s going right. It’s about finding a little light in this moment we’re in.  During Thanksgiving week, we might gather around a table to share a meal...
The Work of Grief and Love

The Work of Grief and Love

Buddhist teacher and environmental activist Joanna Macy (1929–2025) identifies four stages of work that support our ongoing participation in the healing of the world:  The spiral of the Work That Reconnects maps out an empowerment process that journeys through four...
Between the Notes: The Gift of Silence and Stillness

Between the Notes: The Gift of Silence and Stillness

Sheryl Chard, Grateful Living Silence and its close ally stillness are paradoxical sources of life, beauty, and vibrancy. Br. David Steindl-Rast describes silence as something “not only as perceived by the ears, but also a quietness of the heart, a lucid stillness...
A Letter of Gratitude to Pierre Pradervand

A Letter of Gratitude to Pierre Pradervand

The January guest blog is in the form of a letter written by Mary Davis from Every Day Spirit. Learn more at everydayspirit.net. Dearest Pierre, Although you left our world on July 26, 2024, your love lives on through the countless souls who were graced by your...
Our life is like a river

Our life is like a river

Pierre’s final blog shares thoughts from his book Et ainsi coule la riviere (and thus flows the river) published in French in 2022. “It’s the positive energy we put into the events of our lives that ensures that, like the meandering river, we always...