Soulspace Blog
Grounding + Becoming
Our souls find their way to the art we need.
Words, music, images, and practices can help us move more deeply into our own experiences, longings, and deep knowing.
These collections are curated to guide and accompany you as you attune to your inner landscape and to Love. I’m scattering breadcrumbs from my journey and from wise teachers and mystics before and beside me. Consider this a trailhead, of sorts.
Follow the threads that draw you, and notice what stirs in your soul.
What I’m offering here is an unconventional collection of spiritual direction resources.
You’ll find tools I refer to often, practices to experiment with, readings, notes from me, playlists, and more. I’ve only begun to gather these; feel free to bookmark this page and return as you are drawn.
Love is all around us, friends. I think we sometimes miss it when it doesn’t come packaged the way we’ve come to expect.
If you see something in this collection you’d like to explore together in a spiritual direction session, I welcome that wholeheartedly.
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I Think I Get It Now
At the sudden realization of my error, my heart sinks; my face burns hot and red.
The Gumption to Swerve
Has there ever been a moment when everything in you said “shrink," and instead you expanded?
Moving With Mystery
You can't see beyond the next step, but you know what it feels like to let go — to move with Mystery.
The Longing Under the Longing
It’s easy for me to say
“I want people to feel loved.”
To argue for more space
at the table.
And Still, I Burn
Is desire even meant for quenching?
I’ve looked in all the usual places
and still, I burn.
I See You, and I’m Not Going Anywhere
Here's a poem I wrote from a grounded place -- wisdom from myself to myself. I'll keep these words as an anchor to guide my home.
Leaves and Blossoms Along the Way by Mary Oliver
Listen for your inner wisdom through the prism of poetry with Mary’s Olivers Leaves and Blossoms Along the Way.
Contemplative Curiosity: Mary Oliver on Moments
What do you notice and wonder as you read this Mary Oliver poem on moments that are crying out to be fulfilled?
Trees, a poem by Howard Nemerov
Here’s an invitation to engage with poetry as a prism for Spirit. What words shimmer for you in this poem?