The Answer
I was always the first to raise my hand.
Always eager to prove I had the answer
Posted by Gloria Heffernan | Apr 9, 2022 | Poetry |
I was always the first to raise my hand.
Always eager to prove I had the answer
Posted by Gloria Heffernan | Dec 28, 2021 | Applied Spirituality, Featured |
Through writing and reading, I didn’t reject the news or run away from it. Instead, I found tools for processing it without despair. I found a way to coexist with the unfolding tragedy and find hope and compassion within its midst. Such is the gift of poetry and presence.
Read MorePosted by Gloria Heffernan | Oct 12, 2021 | Poetry |
My mother never practiced yoga.
She never studied comparative religions
or sought to find herself in the silence
of rustic mountain retreats.
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.