Retreat Description: “Bread, Breath, Breadth: A Fundraising Retreat for Cultivators of Spiritual Communities”

Posted by on Jan 17, 2012 in About RAISING CLARITY | One Comment

Bread, Breath, Breadth: A Fundraising Retreat for Cultivators of Spiritual Communities Guided by Beth G. Raps, Ph.D. Thursday, February 23-Monday, February 27, 2012 Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Virginia (SAYVA) SCHEDULE Day 1, Morning: Planning: describing in a simple presentation where your organization is now in its development, and where it plans to be by the end of ...

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Winter’s Purpose

Posted by on Jan 11, 2012 in Time-Sculpting, Tools | 2 Comments

This post is adapted from my newsletter. To subscribe, go here. Thanks! What do we know about Winter?  It’s cold. The holidays come and are gone, leaving us empty. What do we wonder about Winter?  We wonder why it’s like that, or if it’s just us.  Winter is the most paradoxical season of the year: ...

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Self-Organization: Designing from Experience

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in Sacred Work, Stories | No Comments

I have noticed something interesting that may be useful to you: rather than deciding in advance the categories I would use to organize these posts for you, I am allowing categories to emerge organically.  This is slower but deeper and longer-lasting.  Here is how it works: I write a post and think about both what ...

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Inner Clarity: From Meditation to Writing to Publishing

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in Sacred Work, Stories | No Comments

I spend a lot of time meditating on just about every aspect of my work: my professional practice, my clients and their work–my parenting and my partner-ing too.  This morning, seeking out my journal to write this post in the early morning because I have noticed my laptop patterns my thinking.  I have thoughts that ...

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Why I Love My Fundraisers’ Lunch Group

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in About RAISING CLARITY, Stories, Tools | 2 Comments

Just finished tofu with black bean sauce at China Kitchen in Shepherdstown, about an hour from my home in rural West Virginia with three of my favorite fundraisers.   Not everyone loves a fundraiser!  We understand each other.  Not everyone wants to talk about money, or knows how!  We do.  Not everyone knows fundraisers have ...

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Abundance within Clarity and Cold Meat

Posted by on Jan 8, 2012 in Stories, Tools | No Comments

Gyllian Davies’ recent post inspired me to share an excerpt: “…I had a troupe of enthusiastic participants, waiting and ready. But then as the time drew near for my first [labyrinth] workshop, a strange thing began to happen. One by one, they regretfully cancelled…until only a handful remained. Perplexed, disappointed and unsure, I consulted my ...

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Lightworkers’ Dream Ball

Posted by on Jan 1, 2012 in Stories | One Comment

I went to bed at 10pm last night with no apologies to my friends and family. New Year’s Eve’s special clarity empowers our dreams.  I attended the most beautiful gathering of healers! Were you there? Write and say what your New Year’s Eve brought you. Time is sculptable: do not worry if you slept through ...

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