as i sit here in the comfort of a cabin in the woods, all that is happening in the world seems almost like a bad dream.

RE:memberingayreÁnna RossApril 1, 2020Comment

on the bittersweet experience of raising a community

recently i was talking with a friend about my experience of leaving The Refuge as a full-time resident. it has been my home for over six years now…

personal musings, RE:memberingayreÁnna RossMarch 22, 2020 Comments

break your heart and plant some trees (lots of them)

more and more, i’ve been thinking about what’s happening with - what we’ve done to - the world, ourselves and all life on this planet.

the bad news and the good news

my heart is breaking... and i don't know how to repair it.

RE:membering, RE:pairing, RE:thinkingayreÁnna RossAugust 15, 2018 Comments

loving the unlovable

in response to a continuing experience of revulsion when i look at or even hear Donald Trump, i've started meditating with three photos of him

RE:membering, personal musingsayreÁnna RossJuly 10, 2018Donald Trump, bodhisattva, resist, compassion, prayer, meditation, unlovableComment

waking up to my white privilege

recently i saw a video which moved me to tears. it was posted by a man who called himself “Dixon D. White.” sitting in the cab of his F-150 truck somewhere in the southern U.S.

the gift of creating magic and connection with 300 teenagers

as the clouds hang low and dark in the morning sky, i feel somewhat melancholy today and i wonder why. i think it has to do with

RE:memberingayreÁnna RossMarch 3, 2015celebrating, gratitude, youthComment

Be... Long... Ing...

i'm honored to be part of a wonderful group of women here in my community which sits in sacred circle together each month, the underlying theme of which is "belonging."

what I want for Christmas

i’m sitting here in the comfort of my beautiful country home looking out over the bucolic view from our kitchen window…

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