Author: calledtobealive

A shout out to all anam cara— THANK YOU!What a blessing to have soul friends who offerspiritual care & guidance for the journey

Our art and the sacred are closely related—a co-creative receiving and expressing lifethat are one and the same act

I smiled again first thing this morningYes, praying before I rose from bedI drew from a deep place of inner peace Not every picture of me smiling appears genuineBut when […]

Carol and I were invited to plant daffodil bulbswith a host of folks at Pioneer Presbyterian.In spring blooms will be plucked to form a cross. I admire these older people […]

With the days growing shorterin the season of my earthly lifeI am grateful for elders who inspire and delight

Some friends invited me on a walk yesterdayinto a lovely sanctuary of treesat the heart of a woods that surrounds their home We bathed in the richness of life found […]

Called in our older yearsto give hope to the next generationall hands & hearts reaching for fullness of life

Two days after meeting with nine othersin a later-life wellness circle I’m still feeling the thrill of our sharing from heart to heart A simple format around a lit candle […]

On a fall walk with Mellie in New Brighton, Minnesotaa white squirrel appeared, paused, and scurried off The very next day the same squirrel showed up againpausing to gift me […]

A playful perspectivefaces the unknownwith courage to discover Today I’ll makethe order of the daya healthy portion of kitty-like play