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All the Wonders


Secret Messages
This morning, I found a secret message written in the fresh snow of the street. I came upon it backwards -- right to left -- and so...
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Feb 251 min read
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Present to the Journey
Today's practice for the Wilderness - staying in the present moment
betharichardson
Feb 111 min read
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Practice Gratitude
Today's Practice: Gratitude
betharichardson
Feb 41 min read
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Practices for the Wilderness
I am reminding myself of the practices that we'll need to survive (and even thrive?) in the wilderness we have entered.
betharichardson
Jan 291 min read
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For Those Who Are Afraid
For those who are afraid ... to leave their homes, to send their children to school, to read the news for fear of what they will find.
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Jan 281 min read
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The Long View
When I feel despair about The way things are Or hopeless about What is to come. When I feel lost, No longer sure of the paths I am to...
betharichardson
Jan 201 min read
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A Gift for the New Year
A new recording of "All Shall Be Well" by Beth A. Richardson
betharichardson
Jan 11 min read
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God's Mail Room
I woke up in the night, worrying And praying for my candidate to win. In my heart it feels Like certain doom If the other team is...
betharichardson
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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We Have Hope
We have hope ... When seeds sprout. Babies are welcomed by loving parents. People gather together to Eat and laugh and cry. We have...
betharichardson
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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Love Is Our Hope (2024)
Where is our hope? Love is our joy, our purpose, our anchor, our hope.
betharichardson
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Cathedral of the Birds
I’m sitting on the porch with my second cup of coffee, logged into the Merlin App from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The app is...
betharichardson
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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My New Book - Davida Angelica Roared
“ Davida Angelica Roared is a courageous book about lions, wounds, and the healing that comes through roaring.” Thirty years ago I...
betharichardson
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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Resilient
I sit down to write And no words come. I am tired, Discouraged, Overwhelmed by the never-ending Reports of disasters and tragedies....
betharichardson
Jul 13, 20241 min read
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A Message from the Trees
I walk outside And look up at the tree in the front yard. Its branches are bare. Leaves, long shed, Were raked and carried To the...
betharichardson
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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Offer It All to Love
I am out of balance. Overwhelmed with worry about the sorrows of this world. I am tipping over into fear. Concerned that I won't know how...
betharichardson
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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Breaking Through
The weather app said, “Dense fog advisory.” But up here on the ridge, the fog had begun to melt away. I looked out the kitchen window and...
betharichardson
Jul 11, 20231 min read
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The Unfurling
I’m at the Haden Institute’s summer dream conference. Walking the lake trail, I found this fern in the process of unfurling. It inspired...
betharichardson
May 30, 20231 min read
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Love Is Our Hope
There is this part of me That, if it were not For the singing of the Wood Thrush, Would feel so hopeless. There is this part of me That,...
betharichardson
Aug 6, 20201 min read
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Counting Time
When life has slowed, And days run into days run into days I count my time in dog walks and cups of coffee. I watch the plants, Reaching...
betharichardson
May 24, 20201 min read
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I Remember You, Grandpa Tom
I remember you, Grandpa Tom. Resilience forged in World Wars and dust bowls. Kindness shaped by love and generosity. Faith cultivated in...
betharichardson
May 17, 20201 min read
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