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

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

nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director in this time of turning as we emerge eager and hesitant to come together once again as if for the first time what old skins  will you have shed what new being will you bear

by nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director i have a friend who highly recommends the regular practice of recess most especially for grown ups a play full pause or two during the day for the soul purpose of experiencing the wonder of being embodied

nadine j. smet-weiss spiritual director history lives through us even stories once silenced eventually emerge into the present like forgotten seeds germinating may we find the courage  to be good tenders of this new arising to embrace it fully flaws and all may we let love lead the way