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Sitting in Silence with a Close Friend: A Prayer/Meditation Practice
I admit that I’m learning how to pray again. Suggestions from Richard Rohr’s book Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve...

Beth Cusack
Oct 21, 20223 min read


At the Tip of My Tongue: A Mindfulness Practice
I can sense that on the spectrum of reactive to calm that I often have been settled into reactive. If you find that you experience that...

Beth Cusack
Oct 18, 20222 min read


Sculpture to Process the Emotion of Guilt
Guilt is shifty and slippery. It’s hard to put into words and explain. So today, I set out to do a sculpture to synthesize thoughts about...

Beth Cusack
Dec 11, 20213 min read


Writing for Mental Health
I find that writing creatively and freely is what gives me a daily outlet to process subconsciously my emotions and thoughts,...

Beth Cusack
Apr 2, 20212 min read


A Keyboard-toting Southpaw Asks, “Does cursive handwriting matter anymore?”
Yes, I think reading and writing cursive matters for the past, present, and future. I am a southpaw. Watch the way most lefties hold a...

Beth Cusack
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Don't like art you did? Consider this trick (Thanks again, Ben)
My son Ben shared this elegant repurposing trick for his watercolor paintings. Paper is a precious resource. Especially the expensive...

Beth Cusack
Jan 14, 20211 min read


Quarantine Activity: Taking Nature Photos then Writing Poems in Response
I want to share a practice with you that helped me cope and heal this year. I take a walk around my neighborhood, ready to take a picture...

Beth Cusack
Dec 19, 20202 min read


Haikus: Undressed a Bit More
Until today, I enjoyed the comfort of the structure of 5-7-5 lines with a total of 17 syllables. But I'm learning that 5-7-5 and 17...

Beth Cusack
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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