Directions from your current location. First Unitarian Portland is a beacon of hope for us and for our community, a spiritual center in the heart of our city that helps each of us to find our moral compass, calling and challenging us to build the beloved community with an ever deepening sense of spirit, diversity and inclusion.

Usually my favorite month of the year, this September was wetter than usual. We were still able to get out and have some end-of-the-summer adventures. Labor day drive up to Mt. Helens provided us with some spectacular views! A day trip to Astoria was also a lot of fun! Heres a view of the bridge fun the Astoria Column. Ready to climb up the column. Letting a glider go from the top. Where the Columbia meets the ocean-A panorama of the whole area.

Months can leave your emotions paralyzed. And then one day you walk away smiling. I went to an interview at an eastern wellness clinic. It was extremely laid back. While I waited I hung out with a patient and listened to Chet Baker on his laptop and showed him how to use garage band. The wellness center called and checked my references per Dana. The lady I helped at the library told me how amazing I was over and over again and to never give up.

Writings on the Raw Side of Life. What Can We Do? Gulf of Mexico Prayer. On August 9, 2010. I re-awoke again last week to the unimaginable devastation happening in the Gulf, leaving me in tear-soaked bouts of inconsolable grief. I was led to write and share a poem from this place and initially sent it by email to some friends and family. I asked them to pass it on, it it felt right. Who am I to blame.

Whirling meat dervishes, albeit a. Studly group, at Fogo de Chao; and explored the virtues of vegan cuisine among our eatventures. Mentioning a restaurant in Rockville, MD called QUENCH.