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The joy of “daydark” hours
Here in Maine, the sun is setting around 4 pm. At different times in my life, this would have been cause for grumpiness and lament. When the kids were all

Nurturing Compassion … in public restrooms
Recently I’ve felt my heart expand with compassion while in public restrooms. Yup, I’m just as surprised as you may be. Each week, Bill and I drive between Marstons Mills, MA

The Sound of Healing
I seem to have been spiritually guided towards music and sound over these past few months. It is always inspiring to me when I realize how new paths are introduced

Creating and Accepting: Finding balance and peace with Mary and the Buddha
Images and commentaries on the annunciation to Mary depict her as a passive vessel of divinity, but the reality could not be further from the truth. Mary took a very

Fall Equinox retreat recap
What a perfect weekend to reflect on the teachings of the Fall Equinox! With warm sunny days, and crisp cool evenings, the natural world was inviting us to absorb the

Even busy bees need a nap
Late one afternoon, I went out to harvest tomatoes and cut flowers for our table. I was snipping away, marveling at how exquisite the dahlias are this year, and came

New Friends
After several Forest Bathing – Nature Therapy walks I am pleased to say that our purpose built trails are a great addition to the Limina experience. They seem to be

Crashed!
Have you ever pressed a key on your computer and within a few seconds thought, “WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?” Well, I managed to completely crash our website with one quick

Wondrous Patterns of Limina
I find it endlessly fascinating to see all the wondrous patterns that Limina brings to me. It seems a day doesn’t go by that I discover some new masterpiece. The

Ripening, harvesting, preparing
All over the land, we can see the cycles of seed, blossom, pollination, emerging and ripening fruit, and seeds setting for next year. The lupines were EXQUISITE this year, and

Soaking in Photoncides -AKA- Forest Bathing
I guided our first Forest Bathing Walk this month for our Helping Professionals Retreat guests. I was a bit anxious as it was my first full guided walk and my

The gifts of contemplative time
For me, contemplative prayer or meditation is the stance of opening my heart, mind, and spirit to the divine … the source of all life and love … that which