by Nicky Temple | Jun 2, 2020
The Summer Day: a poem As a way to come to stillness we’re going to leave our head space where thoughts run continually, where we have to-do lists, where we question and ruminate.In these quiet moments, as you bring attention to breath allow your focus to drift... 
by Nicky Temple | Jun 2, 2020
Receive reassurance There are days when we simply need reassurance that everything will be alright and that we can rest into love knowing we are taken care of.Come into stillness through breath, through bringing awareness from our heads to our hearts and body. You may... 
by Nicky Temple | May 29, 2020
Feelings lead to doorways which open the way for freedom. As a Spiritual Director one of the things I notice a lot as I journey with people is a reluctance to validate emotion. It seems that many or most of us have not been told that what we feel is okay (and often... 
by Nicky Temple | Feb 21, 2020
Beyond the horizon lies possibility. There’s something so liberating about being in a wide, unrestricted space. How many of us love the feeling of being on a beach with the vast ocean stretching out in front of us and all of the possibilities which lie beyond the... 
by Nicky Temple | Jan 24, 2020
The Gift of Silence St John of the Cross wrote “Silence is God’s first language.” Allow that to sit, just for a moment in your mind and heart, they are powerful words that come as a balm in a noisy world. We are a noisy people, I suspect the noisiest we have ever been...