"All Hallows Blessing" poetry and art "A Gathering of Spirits" by Jan Richardson. "I am grateful for the thin place that these days hold."

"The heart generates the largest electromagnetic field in the body...when we lead with the heart....we find ourselves in the right place at the right time, connected to the right people, not through strategy but through resonance." from an article by Nipun Mehta

Honoring the life and legacy of Dolores Fernandez Huerta (1930 to 2028): "If you see people that need help, you have an obligation to help them..."

"The art doesn't stop when I make the piece. The art actually begins when you start engaging with it." These are the words of artist Maya Lin who created The Ann Dunham Water Garden for The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

"The Hunter's Moon reminds us to be mindful of what we are gathering and how we are preparing for the days to come..." words from Mayan curandera, Grandmother Flordemayo

"Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love..." from an Australian Aboriginal proverb accompanied by the artwork of Indigenous Australian artist, Emily Kame Kingwarreye (1910-1996).

"...you are given the questions of others...in your cupped palms, trusting you not to injure their scintillant fur, their dust..." from the poem "A Gift" by Denise Levertov

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." This is a quotation by Albert Einstein which was included in an article by writer, Nepun Mehta, accompanied by a photo from Facebook.

"Creativity constitutes the ultimate in intimacy for it is the place where the Divine and the human are the most destined to interact." These are the words of Matthew Fox, priest and theologian.

"If I regard every encounter with another being as a chance to play my tiny part as a life-giver in the web of life, I become more open to receiving the new life it has to offer me..." These are words from educator Parker Palmer accompanied by the photography of Miroslav Liskal.

"...we search to believe in something holy and beautiful and life-transcending..." These are the words of Frederick Buechner (1907-1996), minister and theologian accompanied by an ink wash on paper entitled "Hope" by Gao Xingjian.

"What if we were able to have a pace of life that suited the soul?' these are words by Scilla Elworthy accompanied by the artwork of Julie Mead

Today, October 17, 2026 there were innumerable "bridge-builders, artists, hidden saints, risk-takers, intercessors, campaigners [giving] of themselves in order to bring justice and peace on this earth." These are the words of writer, Peter Millar accompanied by the artwork of Nikolay Panov.

"Guide me to act with healing in this world." words of Urs Mattmann, psychotherapist

"Learn to want less..." words from the Tao Te Ching accompanied by the artwork of Roderick MacIver

"...I was hoping (through my mural) to salute these people, wherever they are in this world, who are experiencing suffering, disturbances and distress." These are the words of Sir Quentin Blake, English illustrator

"What we say is what we bring into being..." words from Lyanda Lynn Haupt accompanied by an illustration from Helen Nicholson.

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day today, October 12, with words from Chief Dan George (1899- 1981), Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation

"We need to Metanoia -- to live lives of caring and compassion and mercy with each other." These are the words of Father Davi J. Gierlach (YouTube) accompanied by the art of Studio Hyang

Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, defender of international justice.

"Soul and soil are not separate..." words from Erosion, a book by Terry Tempest Williams accompanied by the photography of Zarija Pavikevik.

"We are Listening" excerpts from a poem by Diane Ackerman accompanied by the photography of Minetuyu Yamashita

"...we can learn anew how to live in this great and gracious community of truth." words from author and educator, Parker Palmer, accompanied by the artwork, "Strength in Community" by aboriginal artist, Leah Brideson.

"Through the hedges of our divisions we are beginning to glimpse again the beauty of life's oneness..." words from John Philip Newell accompanied by the artwork of Erich Borchert.

"God has placed a dream inside each of our hearts..." words by Phil Ware accompanied by "Blessed Womb" the artwork of Shweta Kanhai

"There are many people who carry a magnanimity and life-enhancing energetic that invites tolerance, spaciousness for difference, and a capacity to be comfortable with ambiguity." words of James O'Dea accompanied by the artwork, "Interconnectedness" by artist Marika Popovits.

"Your guardian angel will call in the help you need..." words from Lorna Bryne, Irish mystic and writer honoring our guardian angels whose feast day is today, October 2nd.

"Our hands imbibe like roots, so I place them on what is beautiful in this world." words from Saint Francis of Assisi accompanied by the artwork of Helen Nicholson

"...the great gift you have in you to give to the world is the gift of who you alone are..." words from Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) accompanied by the artwork of Omer Yilmaz

"...moments of wonder...are actually portals into the sacred nature of things..." words from Valerie Kaur accompanied by the photography of Frank Sellin