I am a work in progress. Partially finished and awaiting completion. Allow my life to unfold in its own time. I know how to find my way.

I’ve learned I can live in discomfort while I face my past and find forgiveness for others as well as myself.

Acceptance is important in this fluidity. I could be crying from a current news item and then notice a bright red cardinal on my deck.

by Shirley Riga I feel communities pushing Impatient for the normal holding denial in their hands looking toward familiar routine I want...

Gateways by Shirley Riga Silent meditation has become a source of comfort for me Space to just be Held in time like a safe boundary Where...

A simple photograph can feel like an explosion of my senses Catapulting me back 60 plus years Causing a reflection of my life from the...

Back in the late eighties I was involved in a small UCC church in western Massachusetts. My children were elementary school age. My...

The word came in a flash – “authenticity”. The word is my barometer to my thoughts, actions and beliefs. Authenticity holds the essence...

As I walk one day at a time into the unknown future not knowing what to expect while believing I will adapt to the changes at hand, I am...

when listening with your heart, be aware of your breath

Today’s reading reminds us to make room in our lives for our emotions, honor them and know they do not define us. We are all in this...

Today is about surrender. We are on a journey within ourselves where the path is only visible at our feet. There is speculation and...

This morning's meditation started out with an excerpt from a letter written by Dr. Jean Houston, a visionary scholar and philosopher....

This was read today at our Zoom daily meditation, excerpted from yesterday's writing. In September 2014 my 32 y/o daughter lost her fight...

"Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative...

In September 2014 my 32 y/o daughter lost her fight with life-long liver disease. She was a courageous soul and also my teacher. I...

As a child, I was fearful day in and day out for well over 24 years living with my biological family. I learned to exist in this feeling...

As I walked this morning, I came across a snail and picked it up moving it back to the grass. It reminded me of a story I was told back...

The recent ice storm in Massachusetts has kept me inside for three days. I pace in front of the living room window staring at the shiny...

I'm offering a support group for parents and caregivers of chronically-ill and special needs children on the last Wednesday of every...