Category Archives: Touchstones

Touchstone – Three Steps

Posted on Fri 02 16 by Lisa Sorensen

19 February 2016 It may be when we no longer know what to do, that we have come to our real work, that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.  ~ Wendell … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Full of Myself

Posted on Sat 02 16 by Lisa Sorensen

12 February 2016 When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.  ~Audre Lorde I’ve done my share of putting someone down … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Yes… And…

Posted on Fri 02 16 by Lisa Sorensen

5 February 2016 An emergent world invites us to use our most human of all capacities, our consciousness.  It asks us to be alert in the moment for what is unfolding.  What is happening at this moment? What can we … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Filling our Bowls

Posted on Fri 01 16 by Lisa Sorensen

29 January 2016           The sun shines not on us but in us. ~John Muir It’s raining again, a gentle percussion on my skylights, a soft steady drip from the eaves.  It reminds me of the … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Ballast and Keel

Posted on Fri 01 16 by Lisa Sorensen

22 January 2016 In Silence there is eloquence.  Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves. ~Rumi Quiet reflection, space to query and listen are a way to explore the values that matter deeply to me. This is not unproductive … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Devotions

Posted on Sat 01 16 by Lisa Sorensen

15 January 2016 What matters is that one of the ways we grow up is by declaring what we love.  ~Shauna Niequist, Bread and Wine After writing this week’s first post about creating intentions around the things I am devoted … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – A Rhythm with Repose

Posted on Sat 01 16 by Lisa Sorensen

9 January 2016 Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go. ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Dance: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Self … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Dots into Patterns

Posted on Fri 01 16 by Lisa Sorensen

1 January 2016 For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.  ~T. S. Eliot There’s been a rich and layered expanse of time for me this week, a tangible feeling of it … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – A Primary Nutrient

Posted on Thu 12 15 by Lisa Sorensen

24 December 2015 And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,                          stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?           … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – The Most Wonderful Moment

Posted on Fri 12 15 by Lisa Sorensen

17 December 2015 The feeling of connection we get when we do something fun with people we love is one of our most powerful sources of happiness. ~Christine Carter This week, between scattered list-crazed afternoons and doing one thing while thinking … Continue reading →

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