This Spiritual Autobiography was shared with Honolulu Friends Meeting in December 2020. Meaning and Direction I was around thirteen years old when I read a simple explanation of the Christian Faith and signed the page in the little booklet. It instructed me to tell someone…
Author: Michele Shields
https://docs.westernfriend.org/index.php/s/JRJq3LALELFLiSy#pdfviewer See pages 6 to 8 for my first publication as a Quaker!
How you once helped a friend who hoarded by hiring a saint to clean out her apartment and begin her life over again. How you overcame your fears and took up open water swimming. How you graduated from Sears Charm School because your mother wanted…
Everyday is a new beginning; this sounds like a Hallmark card slogan. However, waking up is a chance to think, “What do I give myself to today?” What is important for me to be and do today? Each day, we begin again. In fact, if we…
This came across my phone screen: “What’s your productivity score? This unique metric measures how well you’re handling the stress that work and life are sending your way by identifying key areas where you can make changes and achieve more! “ A…
If you come to the windward side of O’ahu, you are welcome to visit “Akua’s sanctuary” there. (Akua is Hawaiian for God). Today, the weather is rainy and windy. However, you can still see the waterfalls flowing down the 2000′ cliffs of the forest-covered Ko’olau…
In the movie “Chariots of Fire,” an outstanding British runner becomes an Olympian. He explains the connection between his faith and his running, “When I run, I feel His (God’s) pleasure.” I can relate to this experience. As a lifelong athlete, I have played…
If you come to the windward side of O’ahu, you are welcome to visit “Akua’s sanctuary” there. (Akua is Hawaiian for God.) Today the weather is rainy and windy. However, you can still see the waterfalls flowing down the 2000′ cliffs of the forest-covered Ko’olau…
Usually, I have trouble sticking with a meditation practice. Even five days in a row feels pretty good to me. A new phone app has been helping me to approach mindfulness with fresh enthusiasm by getting instruction from Joseph Goldstein, a Buddhist teacher. This is…
Beginning a new work is a hopeful time. I am teaching Spiritual Care this summer at a hospital in Billings, Montana. Of course, I feel hopeful about all the learning that will take place. We are studying cultural humility as a theme for the summer…