The Alchemy and Art of Natural Dyes, with Aly Fox (Cohort 13)
"Each piece requires so many steps, it’s extraordinary and requires an appreciation for what it takes to create things from scratch."
Perfect Poetry (Including Yours)
“What matters is how the actual poetry practice works for you—as a kind of meditation, as a way of making sense of the world, as a kind of sounding board to measure what’s going on in your own mind and heart…”
Faith, Calling & Recovery, with Steve Mikolike (Cohort 28)
“Recovery is recovering. We’re all recovering from something. And you know what? It’s ok. We heal and we actually transform.”
Anna Blanding, Chief Investment Officer/ConnCORP, leader, mom, wife, daughter (Cohort 4)
"...one thing I reflect about in my personal and also professional life, is that good things don’t just happen. People have to act as agents to bring justice and goodness into the world.”
The Calmest Place on the Internet?
"A place on the internet where people from around the world share the view from their windows to help someone else – whether to relax, focus, meditate or travel without moving."
Wisdom of BIPOC Women Scholars, by Marian A. Evans (Cohort 19)
“With too many tables missing seats for us, we decided to build and bring our own table and seats.”
Building Connection, a conversation with Anderson Curtis (Cohort 24)
“I ultimately think that part of the whole change, and the empowerment, and the strength, and the courage, all comes from being aligned. When you take the selfish ‘I’ out of it.”
On Creativity: Voices From The Circle 2023
Highlights from this year's posts, reflections on how the creative arts helped us aspire, confront and build.
On Values: Voices From The Circle 2023
Highlights from this year's posts, reflections on the core values that guide us.
On Recharging: Voices From The Circle 2023
Highlights from this year's posts, reflections on the many ways we restored and rekindled our fire.