To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to violence. The frenzy of our activism neutralizes our work for peace. It destroys our own inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of our own work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful.”

-Thomas Merton

Peaceful, Centered + Connected

If your life’s work involves healing, holding space, or pushing for a more just world—welcome. You’re in the right place.

Many of the people in this community are therapists, social workers, clergy, activists, and caregivers. People who are deeply attuned to the needs of others. People whose days are filled with listening, showing up, and doing the work of transformation—one conversation, one client, one act at a time.

But what tends to happen in those roles is this:
You start to drift from your own center.
The pace picks up. The urgency creeps in. The systems you’re working within resist change. And slowly, quietly, the soul starts to whisper: There has to be another way.

Contemplative spirituality is another way.

It’s not a retreat from the world. It’s a way to remain rooted in it without being consumed by it.
It’s not about checking out. It’s about checking in—with God, with yourself, with what’s real.

The contemplative path teaches us that:

• Silence can restore what burnout has eroded
• Stillness is not a luxury—it’s a form of resistance
• Inner work sustains outer impact
• We don’t have to do it all to be enough

This isn’t about self-care as escape. It’s about spiritual formation as fortification. It’s how we build the capacity to stay soft in a hard world. To remain grounded while doing sacred work.

If this resonates, I hope you’ll stay connected. You are not alone. I'm grateful you're here.

With deep respect for your path...

Grace + Ease,

Tia

​​A New Way to See the Good News

A new way to see the Good News offers a short passage that may offer a fresh perspective or insight into the ancient collection of poems, letters, and stories known as the Bible.

"In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength."

⎻ Isaiah 30:15

A Breath Prayer

Pause. Take a moment. Find your breath. Close your eyes.

Inhale: I am held

Exhale: in holy presence

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