Newsletter Archive

Every year in mid-August I notice a repeated pattern in […]

Shortly before departing for my annual week of retreat, I […]

This week I received the happy news from the publisher […]

Oh summer is such a generous thing. The above line […]

Every once in a while I find all sorts of […]

Enough rain fell on our drought-stricken land in early spring […]

The word “membrane” popped into my brain one morning and […]

More often than not, I want to avoid national and […]

Last week I led the workshop for new Boundless Compassion […]

In his poem “Any Morning,” William Stafford describes himself as […]

(My new book, Return to the Root, is due out […]

Hope is usually at the center of my heart. But […]

Two events in November come together as hope-filled bookends. The […]

Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands […]

Since my youth, I’ve been inspired by people whose goodness […]

On January 29, 2023 I wrote in my journal: “Dare […]

We must add one stitch, no matter how small it […]

(stand and face each direction)   East: Light   We […]

Several years ago I became intrigued by a piece in […]

This month I’m sharing three excerpts from my daily journal. […]

On August 1st a significant mentor in my life left this […]

You are probably familiar with Don McLean’s song, “Starry, Starry Night”. […]

This past weekend the fated time arrived for a beloved […]

And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the […]

While endless trouble and suffering continues among those we know […]

As I prepare to enter Holy Week, I turn to […]

This past Christmas I received the book, Humankind by Dutch author, Rutger […]

A few months ago a friend went for a walk […]

Stars. I’ve been drawn to these wondrous luminosities in the […]

A story has been singing in my heart all month. […]

Sometimes I stumble onto an insight from an unexpected source […]

Lately I’ve been aware of being immersed in life’s polarities, […]

A lot has been circling my mind/heart during June but […]

Several weeks ago my dental hygienist chatted with me while […]

In my April newsletter I suggested “keeping watch” with those […]

“Powerless. Helpless. Sadness.” These words come forth from a lot […]

Divine revelation can come through the book of nature or […]

Not long ago, I read The Book of Hope. In […]

The simplest of events can make a remarkable difference. I […]

An amazing thing happened on the first Sunday of Advent. […]

In these turbulent times as the USA celebrates the Thanksgiving […]

“Joy is the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” […]

Many thoughts surfaced in mid-April when I stood before a […]

The long span of being confined by Covid-19 has been […]

Here in Iowa the strong sunshine is melting our mountains […]

Lent formally begins February 17th with ashes placed on the […]

Dear Spirit of 2021,   Are you overjoyed with everyone’s […]

Compassion & Collaboration in a Time of Transition   This […]

Christmas greetings to each of you dear Boundless Compassion facilitators, […]

Dear facilitators, When I gaze back at my life, I […]

Greetings to each of you,   My heart is still […]

Dear Boundless Compassion facilitators, As we move toward the end of September, […]

August 2021 Greetings to each of you,   Here we […]

July 2021 Dear Boundless Compassion facilitators,   A warm welcome to the […]

June 2021 Dear Boundless Compassion facilitators, Happy summer solstice! Seems as though […]

May 2021 Dear Boundless Compassion facilitators, Here we are in the month […]

April 2021 Dear Boundless Compassion facilitators, So much wonderful energy is now […]

March 2021 Dear Boundless Compassion facilitators, Much has been happening […]

March 2021 Dear Boundless Compassion facilitators, How elated I am […]

February 2021 Important Notice for the first BCF Circle of Compassion There […]

January 2021 Happy New Year to each of you, Already […]

December 2020 Hello Everyone, Here we are less than ten […]

November 2020 A Grief Pandemic Two significant events of Boundless […]

September 2020 Hello to each of you. With so much […]

October 2020 Hurry, hurray!  Please consider joining in on this special […]

August 2020 New BCF Section on Website Thanks to the […]

June 2020 We are caught in a profoundly historic moment […]

May 2020 Boundless Compassion Programs While the retreats, workshops and […]

April 2020 Hello to each of you,   Although I […]

March 2020 Dear BCF, please be patient with this extremely […]

BCF Core Team The BCF component of the Boundless Compassion program continues […]

Evaluations Thank you to all who have already sent in […]

Self-Evaluation Coming in January You will each be receiving an […]

Keep Hope in Your Heart During this era of unending, […]

New Resources on Compassion Elaine Olson, Bettendorf, IA ([email protected]) presented […]

Recent or Current Programs by BCF Joan Doherty, Bethlehem, PA […]

Latest News and Updates: Boundless Compassion Training Workshop Erin Matteson […]

Latest News and Updates: New Facilitators now included on the […]

Latest News and Updates Hello to each of you. I […]

Latest News and Updates Greetings!  This month I have suggestions for […]

Future Listing of BCF Activities Greetings to each of you. […]

Profiles of Members  The good news is that the section […]

Welcome to the Boundless Compassion Facilitators. This newsletter will be my main […]