The words of Thomas Merton. Peace is more heroic than war. #grief #peace #beauty

The most challenging days in hospice work are often the most beautiful and sacred. It has been one of those days today.

The prophetic words of Khalil Gibran: “Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love”. Live in beauty, friends. Music: “Night Call” from my album “Across the Echo” #beauty #love #spirituality

The words of Pope Leo. This war must end now. #peace

Good morning! Morning has broken and the sun is up here in Minnesota. In all the ugliness of the world, seek beauty today.

This week we reflect on the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. Whether we take it literally or not, what does the story tell us about our own struggles and these tumultuous times? What does it say about grief? About the endings and beginnings in our own lives? youtu.be/f3qIdTPLU8M?...

Take a moment with your breath, birds, and nature. #birdsong

Happy spring! For all of the horrible things that are happening in the world there is still beauty and I am grateful for that. #spring #flute

“We need to Stop just pulling people out of the river. Some of us need to go upstream and find out why they are falling in.” (Desmond Tutu)

“I’m not okay” is sacred speech. Take care of yourselves in these frightening times my friends. It’s okay to not be okay. #mentalhealth #meditation

Let Us Love the Stranger Among Us. The words of New York City Mayor Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani - Native American Style flute by Christian Nielsen #socialjustice #peace #immigration

“We understand quantum entanglement, yet we live as if separation were the deepest truth.” - Ilia Delio

The words of Rev. Mark Sandlin: “The only revolution left is how we love.”

“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Our own mind, Our own heart is the temple. Our philosophy is simple kindness” ~ Dalai Lama

Take a moment with a frosty, steamy Dunning’s Spring to breathe and let go of tension. Listen to the sound of the stream and the Native American style flute and take in this moment of beauty. Just be. #meditation #stream #flute #selfcare

Making God Too Small - Sunday Reflection - 2/22/26 youtu.be/QPbbmHUaPHo

Pause for a moment to breathe with me. #selfcare #flute #meditation

May we continue to the work of justice and “keep hope alive”. Rest in peace and power, Jesse Jackson #jessejackson #justice

“Neighbor is not a geographic term. It is a moral concept” — famous quote by Rabbi Joachim Prinz, spoken during the 1963 March on Washington. #loveyourneighbor #justice #spirituality

My weekly Sunday Reflection. This week is on the power of love and our connection to each other. youtu.be/bK9HX69_jd8?...

Here in Minnesota we will not back down from our values of inclusion, love of neighbor, welcoming of stranger, standing up for justice, honoring the land and those who were here first. We are tough. We are resilient, and our kindness is fierce when neighbors are threatened. #iceout #Minnesota

The words of the Prophet Micah (6:8 [CEB]) & MLK - May we in Minnesota continue to struggle for justice for all our neighbors. #socialjustice #minnesotastrong

“There are no others.” — wisdom from Hindu jivanmukta, Ramana Maharshi. May we grow into this reality. #spirituality

In all of the fear, anger and ugliness of this moment, please don’t loose faith in beauty. Stand up for what and who you love. Don’t let them rob you of kindness. #iceout #selfcare

Renee Nicole Good was murdered on the streets of Minneapolis by ICE agents. May we remember and continue the work of justice in her name.

My first Sunday Reflection of the new year. As we enter this year, I'd like to have a conversation about the nature of the divine, most of which we can’t know. A good place to start this conversation is always from a place of humility: valuing questions over easy answers. #humility #spirituality

As we prepare to enter a new year, I offer a winter flute meditation on the eagle. May we all start anew in this season. May we be more present for ourselves and others. #nativeamericanstyleflute #flute #meditation

A New Start — Native American Style Flute Meditation As I enter into a time of new beginnings in my life, which happens to coincide with the new year, I take some time for a short musical meditation on starting again. #flute

Angels We Have Heard On High- Acoustic Ukulele Version — Peace to ALL people and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! This traditional French carol is one of my favorite Christmas Hymns!

I invite you to join me this quiet, sacred Christmas Eve space, as we reflect through story, music, meditation, and winter imagery on the meaning of Christ’s birth, with a reminder that, during this often hectic time that you ARE enough. youtu.be/tAMJE89JleY?...

What We Leave at the Manger Being a follower of the way of Jesus involves humility, caring for others, welcoming the stranger, feeding the hungry, and healing the sick. #christmas #progressivechristian

In the Midwinter— This is a 19th century Christmas hymn I’ve always loved, because it uses the metaphor of Jesus coming to a world that was hard and cold and thawing hearts. Sadly our world still needs a lot more thawing yet. Text by Christina Rossetti; tune by Gustav Holst. #Christmas #ukulele

I invite you to join me in a special Christmas Reflection any time after 8:30am Christmas Eve. It’s a reflection time of story and song, 23 min. long. I hope you’ll join me when you have some time to take a breath during or even after the holidays. Available on YouTube, Facebook & TikTok. #christmas

My weekly Sunday Reflection, reflecting on this solstice, Advent, and finding light in the darkness. youtu.be/hhFOtDAlqHs?...

Religion should make you gentler, not louder; humble, not superior; more loving, not more judgmental. - Buddhist wisdom, author unknown #humility #kindness #gentleness

I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? - Langston Hughes #Kindness

A reflection on the intersection of spirituality and politics. How we treat our immigrant neighbors is a moral question, not a political one. youtu.be/E-m8NWz0zn0?...

“When the powerful conspire against our neighbors, we remember the ancient truth: we belong to one another.” Ingrid C. A. Rasmussen

You don't have to be over the past to move forward. You just need to give yourself permission to hold both grief and hope as you grow. Lori Deschene / tinybuddha.com #mindfulness #grief #trauma

Running to the River— Where Dunning’s Spring Meet the Upper Iowa River - Flute Meditation On a chilly late November Day, Dunning’s Spring runs into the Upper Iowa River. #Flute #streams #river #meditation

Many and Great - Native American Hymn - Joseph Renville - May we remember this is a painful day for many of our Indigenous siblings, and pledge to work together in creating a more just world. May we come to realize that gratitude needs to be a daily practice. #gratitude

Into the Forest: an Autumn cedar flute meditation featuring the words of Fia and Kai Skye (Flying Edna): “I do not go to the forest to be alone, she said. I go to be with the ones who speak without human words.” 🪈 🍁🍂 ☮️ #forestbathing #forest #flute

We need to see, and make room for, our own trauma and the trauma of others. False positivity is often used to bury very real trauma and grief. #traumarecovery #TraumaInformedTherapy #selfcare #grief

May you breathe into the day and know that you are enough. #mindfulness #nativeamericanstyleflute

Stand By Me (ukulele) In times of struggle, we have to stand by each other, feed each other when we’re hungry, comfort each other when we’re struggling, stand up for each other when others are targeted, and resist hatred and oppression with our love. #standbyme #naturalacoustics #ukulelecover #cover

Practice Wonder, Cultivate Silence - Cedar Flute Meditation, with Buddhist wisdom on what the divine might be from Thich Nhat Hanh. #spirituality

An Autumn Evening Moment of Peace 🍂 🍁 🌅

Just Be. Flute meditation from a really cool converted barn in Iowa with Buddhist wisdom on self care from Thich Nhat Hanh. You don’t have to be doing something all the time. It’s okay to “just be”. If we don’t take that time, life often has a way of forcing us to. #spirituality #buddhism #selfcare

When I created this video for a project on Simpson Housing a few years ago, I had no idea things would get this bad, but here we are. Allowing SNAP recipients to go hungry, rounding up people based on race with no due process, and bullying trans kids are incompatible with the teachings of the Bible.

"To be wild is not to be crazy or psychotic. True wildness is a love of nature, a delight in silence, a voice free to say spontaneous things, and an exuberant curiosity in the face of the unknown." Robert Bly