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Winter Stars Book Club: Comedy – “Auras in Suburbia”

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Winter Stars Auras in Suburbia

In the final discussion of Sonia Barkat’s collection of 10-minute plays, Callie Feyen laughs along with swooshing trench coats and seafood hedges in the comedy “Auras in Suburbia.”

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Poems to Listen By: Heart & Soil 02—News from the Underground

By Laurie Klein 2 Comments

Heart & Soil News from the Underground

In this episode of Heart & Soil, Laurie Klein’s podcast of Poems to Listen by, enjoy this reflection on News from the Underground, and how the pesky creatures beneath our feet help restore the soil.

Filed Under: Blog, Heart & Soil, Patron Only, Podcasts, Poems to Listen By

Winter Stars Book Club: Fantasy – “To The Shadows We Return”

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Winter Stars dark flower

In this week’s book club discussion of the short plays in Sonia Barkat’s Winter Stars, Callie Feyen considers the complexities of love and friendship in the fantasy play, “To the Shadows We Return.”

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Winter Stars Book Club: Tragedy – Winter Stars

By Callie Feyen 7 Comments

Hot springs winter stars book club

In the opening discussion of Sonia Barkat’s collection of 10-minute plays, Winter Stars, Callie Feyen unfolds the epic battle between the Oak and Holly kings.

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Book Club Announcement: ‘Winter Stars’ by Sonia Barkat

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Sonia Barkat

In September, Callie Feyen leads our next book club discussion of Sonia Barkat’s ‘Winter Stars: three 10-minute plays.’ Come play with us.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 4—Relating

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

two wooly sheep cuddling

In the final discussion in our book club of Resilient by Rick Hanson, Laura Boggess leads us in a conversation about Relating, and our inner strengths of courage, aspiration, and generosity.

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Poems to Listen By: Heart & Soil—01 What Are Poets For?

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

Sunrise at the sea

In the first episode of a new Poems to Listen By audio series, Laurie Klein shares a poem from Meredith Stricker and asks, What are poets for?

Filed Under: Blog, Heart & Soil, Patron Only, Podcasts, Poems to Listen By, poetry prompt

Resilient Book Club: Part 3—Regulating

By Laura Boggess Leave a Comment

Pair of tigers

In this week’s book club discussion of Rick Hanson’s Resilient, Laura Boggess helps us consider a third way of meeting our needs and building resilience, through regulating our thoughts, feelings, and actions.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 2—Resourcing

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

Resilient book club girl with hat

In this week’s installment of our book club of Resilient by Rick Hanson, Laura Boggess discusses the role of resourcing ourselves to build resilience, and reflects on grit, gratitude and confidence.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 1—Recognizing

By Laura Boggess 7 Comments

Resilient book club light house

In this week’s first installment of our book club of Resilient by Rick Hanson, Laura Boggess discusses the role of recognizing in meeting our needs, and considers the inner strengths of compassion, mindfulness and learning.

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The Book of Delights Book Club: Listening by the Lake

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

The Book of Delights guitar

In this final installment of our book club discussion of The Book of Delights, Ross Gay writes of the small town wave and common decency.

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The Book of Delights Book Club: Simply Called Sharing What We Love

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Venice brick building

In this week’s book club discussion of The Book of Delights, Ross Gay riffs on the delight (and ethics) of simply sharing what you love.

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The Book of Delights Book Club: High Five from Strangers

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

The Book of Delights - monkeys playing

In this week’s book club discussion of Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights, we are finding delight in a sleeping gecko, an umbrella, a green bottle, high fives, and more.

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The 7 Principles for Making Friendship Work—Part I, Myth Discoveries

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

Friendship Flowers

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Book Club Announcement: The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

By Will Willingham 10 Comments

Delightful sheep with bucket

Beginning July 15, join us for our new book club featuring some of the delightful essays in Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights.

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The Wisdom of Butterflies

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

wisdom of butterflies

Like the butterfly, sometimes we can’t stop who we’re becoming. At those times, says Callie Feyen, all there is left to do is spread our wings and fly.

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To Bless the Space Between Us Book Club: Callings & Beyond Endings

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Sunset behind shed

In this final installment of our To Bless the Space Between Us book club, we reflect on John O’Donohue’s blessings related to callings and endings.

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Poems to Listen By: Under the Canopy 09—Eternity [Bonus Episode]

By Laurie Klein 8 Comments

Under the Canopy Eternity

In a bonus Under the Canopy episode, Laurie Klein shares “Eternity” from Tracy K. Smith, reminding us to consider, where would we be without trees?

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Patron Only, Poems to Listen By, Tree Poems, Under the Canopy

To Bless the Space Between Us Book Club: Thresholds, Homecomings & States of Heart

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

To Bless the Space Between Us Book Club; photo of trees in desert

In this week’s To Bless the Space Between Us, we consider John O’Donohue’s blessings for thresholds, homecomings and states of heart.

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To Bless the Space Between Us Book Club: Beginnings & Desires

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

To bless the space between us beginnings

In the first installment of our new book club, we consider the act of blessing and reflect on some of John O’Donohue’s blessings for “Beginnings” and “Desires.”

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, To Bless the Space Between Us

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