Category: From Your Spiritual Director

Spiritual Director Monthly Blog by Nadine J. Smet-Weiss

meeting beauty

by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director did you rise to meet beauty in the mirror this morning walk out the door to delight  in its blooming all about you find it even in a frowning face enough to smile in return and then delight to discover it was  everywhere present waiting 

awaken

by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director now  is the season to come alive awaken to the power of the light you bear embody  the gifts that are yours to give open your arms to receive what others live to share now is the season to come alive awaken to the love you are

a faithful prayer

by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director when I look  honestly at the world which is  my mirror the reflection i see appears to be  a mangled mess entangled with exquisite beauty raw material for life imagined may love guide my daily contribution

full circle

by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director having come full circle it may seem we have gotten nowhere until we share the story of our journey realizing how far  we have come and thus filled   we begin again

breath blessing

nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director my heart hungers for the sense of fullness found in being  truly alive tempted as i am some days to bury that hunger with the busyness of doing my heart will not be satisfied until i honor breath requesting its blessing upon all my doings

joy is . . .

nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director a hidden jewel  buried deep  in our  human hearts ever ready to refract the delight of our being joy surprises

we are becoming

by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director we are  living history born of egg pierced by sperm embodying the horrors and the hopes of our ancestors  forward the ongoing story of creation sounding through us may we  consciously choose   to honor their legacy  being the change  becoming the dream

cultivating connection

nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director go slow look around take notice pause pay attention unhurry be  here now this season this day this moment this breath this life connected

beloveds

nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director beloveds let us embrace beginning release the anxiety of arrival the journey is step by step in time punctuated by pauses  for  reflection restoration reorientation celebration between beginnings embraced

now

nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director yesterday was chilly spring it seemed summer might  never  arrive today august  is upon us all too soon the shortness of shortening days undeniable but now now this moment is infinite