Author Archives: ludispudoni

Here’s to the new, and here’s to the old.  Let us cherish each in equal measure.  Let us bind them together and wear them as a comfortable jacket.  They will warm us, comfort us, challenge us and engage us.  Yesterday, … Continue reading →

May we proclaim our wholeness and our worthiness, and may we live into the same.  We need only prove these to ourselves, and recognize them in all others.  For glorious recognition we give thanks.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

We are grateful for the many gifts we receive from each other daily: compassion, care, thick listening, deep connecting.  Material gifts are merely  symbols of a more profound sharing.  It is good to give and receive, with gratitude and appreciation … Continue reading →

Let us seek to find again our child-like wonder of everything.  Let us recall how magical the world can be if we experience it without bias or expectation.  Yes, we must be responsible to ourselves and those that depend on us … Continue reading →

O Holy Night – each night is a holy night, and each child born is a miracle.  We are called to herald this deep truth 365 days of the year, recognizing our own divinity and the divinity of each other. … Continue reading →

Are Faith & Belief the same?  Beliefs, whether rational or not, seem to come from experience, observation, and discernment.  Faith is first felt and then practiced: a Faith devoid of practice is merely duplicitous rhetoric.  Let us each believe as … Continue reading →

In darkness we dwell; in darkness we thrive.  We catch a glimpse of the fading light, and we are comforted in the knowledge that it will return.  We embrace the night, as a time to reflect, a time to renew, … Continue reading →

We live for connection.  To connect, we must allow our authentic self to be seen.  For our authentic self to be seen we must invite ourselves into vulnerability.  At first glance it appears a frightening, dangerous place, but when we … Continue reading →