Beauty is a core practice of a thriving spiritual life.
So, too, is the act of Blessing.
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image is from an altar created by Susannah Crolius, with excerpt of poem
​by Galway Kinnell

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE GOOD: The Poetics of Self-Blessing
Wednesday, September 6, 9:30am-3:00pm
Wisdom House, Litchfield, CT

 "Good" and "Beautiful" are problematic words for a lot of us, opening the door to feelings of shame, the tyranny of perfectionism, the 'shoulds', the gnawing urgency of having to be "good" or "more than" we already are.
I am betting you say the words "I'm sorry" a lot. 

This day long gathering is a healing invitation into spacious in-sight into your loveliness and to offer it the gift of blessing.  

There are many things that get in the way of seeing and experiencing our loveliness, our wholeness. Only when we can begin to unbind ourselves from the maze of inner/outer messengers eager to name what is "beautiful" and "good" can we truly see and bless all the beauty around and within each of us.

In the company of others who long to reteach themselves their own inner beauty. we'll be curious together about what it is we choose to see about ourselves and others, sifting gently through layers of messaging from
our families, our faith communities, our cultures, our own harsh inner critics, in search of more vital truths.
We will tell and re-storying stories, meditate with  kaleidoscopes,
practice extending ourselves permission and kindness, and write self blessings or, if you prefer, create a blessing icon.

COST
​$60 with lunch included

Registration will open soon. You can find out more about the lovely and tranquil Wisdom House Conference and Retreat Center here
 
Questions?:  artandsoul.wm@gmail.com