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SECond Glances is a weekly blog that comes out early in the week that takes another look at our weekly theme. Generally inspiring and uplifting in tone.
Current Thoughts is our way of touching base each week on current events and general happenings in the world. Tends to be "real" and encourages action.
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Radical Self Care
I saw a meme the other day that said something to the effect of “often our self care is after care”. This statement stopped me in my...
Rev. Ryan
Jun 5, 20232 min read
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Freedom To Be
I recently listened to a meditation that offered a process to move from constriction to embodied freedom. Now constriction I know all too...
Rev. Ryan
May 15, 20232 min read
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Transformative Vulnerability
It is no secret when we look around there are alot of things that are not working for alot of people. Sometimes the sheer magnitude of it...
Rev. Ryan
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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Let Go & Let In
No conversation around vulnerability would be complete without a few words about letting go. For those of you who are continuing to read...
Rev. Ryan
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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The Roadblock of Comparison
Theodore Roosevelt is quoted as saying “comparison is the thief of joy”. So what does that mean? For me it speaks to the inability to...
Rev. Ryan
Apr 3, 20232 min read
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The One Thing I Don't Want You to Know About Me Right Now
My wife and I often play a game called “the one thing I don’t want you to know about me right now”. Ok I will be honest, it is mostly...
Rev. Ryan
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Putting the Spotlight on Shame
The more I explore what it means to cultivate authenticity, the more I find there are some pretty big things that can get in the way of...
Rev. Ryan
Mar 20, 20232 min read
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Leaning Towards the Light: The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I have been contemplating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My inner reflections led me to a very real outward example...
Rev. Ryan
Jan 16, 20232 min read
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Community: The Ultimate Group Project
I am not a super big fan of “group projects”. It brings back nightmares of my grad school days waiting for everyone to turn in their...
Rev. Ryan
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Possibilities
I have been thinking quite a bit lately about how the power of possibility shows up in our everyday experiences. Sometimes life can hand...
Rev. Ryan
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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Inter-being
Reciprocal Nature, inter-being, interconnectedness, symbiotic, give and take….regardless of the language this concept is the foundation...
Rev. Ryan
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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Rolling in the Dough
This month we have been exploring the essence of Abundance. For me the activity of Abundance feels alot like the spiritual principle of...
Rev. Ryan
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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The Truth About Abundance
To have an abundance of something is to have more than you need. The official dictionary definition of abundance is “to have a very...
Rev. Ryan
Sep 27, 20222 min read
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Exposing Privilege
I have been thinking alot about privilege, both its presence and impact in the world. Some folx argue that privilege doesn’t exist and...
Rev. Ryan
Sep 20, 20222 min read
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Exposing the Lie of Competition
This week I have been thinking alot about this idea of competition and how often it is used to strive for and achieve “success”. Now you...
Rev. Ryan
Sep 13, 20222 min read
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Letting Go of Exhaustion as a Status Symbol
Somewhere along the way I absorbed the idea that not only was my worth wrapped up in my productivity, but that my exhaustion was a status...
Rev. Ryan
Sep 6, 20222 min read
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Truth Seekers, Truth Speakers
The Earth we live in today is profoundly different from the earth our grandparents lived in. Not just from the perspectives of iPhones...
Rev. Ryan
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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The Portal of Change
I recently read something that struck me to the core, like more than anything has done in quite a while. It was a quoted work of Octavia...
Rev. Ryan
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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The Path to Ecological Consciousness
In contemplating the ideas of community and connection, I have been exploring a new concept for me, ecological consciousness. To have...
Rev. Ryan
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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The Power of Relationship
Relationships can definitely be complicated. Now when I say complicated it is not to say that they are not worth the challenge, the...
Rev. Ryan
Jul 26, 20221 min read
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