Reflection #42 Holiday Cool
The Gap Year: Reflection # 42 Holiday-Cool “May neither bitterness nor a cloud of sadness overwhelm you.” –Clare of Assisi Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “We are...
Reflecton #40 The Gap Year: Living With Passion
Reflection # 40 Living With Passion “May you go forward securely, joyfully, and swiftly, on the path of prudent happiness.” --Clare of Assisi I want to...
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Reflection on Cleaning House and Right-Sizing: Just got rid of a large amount of things at the church that the secretary had inappropriately (and without...
Reflection #53 Building Bridges
The Gap Year: Reflection #53 Building Bridges Patricia D. Brown We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice. -- Hildegard of Bingen...
Spiritworks Winter Solstice 2024 Celebration
Winter Solstice Celebration. Saturday, December 21, 2024 5:00-8:00 p.m. - Join Penn Forest, together with sponsor Spiritworks, for a Winter Solstice Time of...
Reflection #39 Shifting Gears
The Gap Year by Patricia D. Brown Reflection # 39 Shifting Gears “The work you have begun so well, complete it!” --Clare of Assisi In this gap year, humility...
Process for Lectio Cogitatio with Groups
Grief Resource Exhibit Interactive Presentation October 26, 2024 Patricia D. Brown, MDiv. PhD. Lectio Cogitatio (Reflective Reading)is an interactive process...
Bereavement Grief Resource Event
This Saturday, October 26, I am one of the presenters at the Pittsburgh Bereavement Network's Regional Grief Resource Exhibit. The event is 9:00 - 3:00. At...
Reflection #34 Marriage (Redux)
The Gap Year: Navigating Life in Times of Transition Reflection # 34 Marriage (Redux) “We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.” –Clare...
Reflection #38 Grandparenting
The Gap Year: Reflection #38 Grandparenting “I admonish and exhort all my sisters, both those present and those to come, to strive always to imitate the way...
Speaking Sunday, Oct. 20 in State College
Letting you know that I will be at Park Forest Village UMC, State College, next Sunday morning, October 20. During the message/talk We will be live-streaming...
Reflection #36 Offering What I Can
The Gap Year: Reflection #36 Offering What I Can “May the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds.” –Clare of Assisi Retirement is not...
Reflection #35 Things and Stuff
The Gap Year: Navigating Life in Transition by Patricia D. Brown Do not let the false delights of a deceptive world deceive you. –Clare of Assisi Some years...
Reflection #33 Higher Aspirations
There is more value in a little study of humility and a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world. –Teresa of Avila When considering what one...
Reflection # 32 Expectations
The Gap Year: Reflection #32 Expectations Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. –Clare of Assisi I’ve been through a lot: saying goodbye,...
Sunday, October 6th Blessing of the Animals & Remembrance Service for Beloved Pets
Reflection #31 Leisure and Contentment
The Gap Year: Reflection #31 Leisure and Contentment —Patricia D. Brown “May you go forward securely, joyfully, and swiftly on the path of prudent...
Reflection #30 Living More Lightly
The Gap Year: Living More Lightly - by Patricia D. Brown Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.--...
Reflection #28 Missing the Mark
The Gap Year: Reflection #28 Missing the Mark —Patricia D. Brown “Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with...
Feedback from subscribers of The Gap Year
Again, you’ve shared excellent insights and wisdom from your own lives. As promised, I am now sharing these with you. (You’ll note that I place three dots…...