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ArtSeek on Moosehead Lake

Summertime on Moosehead Lake in Maine:  The “ArtSeek” program, designed by Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Porter-Manning, is where “The Artist’s Way” meets “The Seeker’s Guide”!! Inspired by the works and wisdom of Julia Cameron and Elizabeth Lesser, the ArtSeek curriculum is designed to:

✫  Re-establish the artist’s commitment to her work

✫  Cultivate a relationship with whatever serves as her Muse

✫  Build a support system to foster continued creativity and joy

www.MooseheadLakeRetreats.org/ArtSeek 

Page Updated: November 2019 ArtSeek @ Twinkle’s Place – Moosehead Lake Retreats

New Blog Addresses RACE in America

Wow! Provocative new blog series by UU Minister & Theologian: Rev. Thandeka:

Black lives have never mattered in America. Today, more and more whites are discovering that their lives don’t matter either”

“The concept of white privilege was created to hide white suffering.” “White-skin privilege conceals the fact that just like blacks, whites in America have no binding legal rights to health care, living wages, decent housing, and a viable public education system for their kids. Most whites in America are treated like niggers.”

White people are killing themselves at a higher rising rate than members of any other racial group in America today. What’s going on? And for those of us who are not white, why should we give a damn? As an African American minister, this is why I give a damn.”

For those of you who know the tragic stories held close in our family, you understand why now more than ever we are evangelists for peaceable ways of life and living, founded in compassion and grace, that are just and accessible for all. Grateful for Thandeka’s courage to educate the world with her wisdoms.

The blessing of love

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This morning’s view from our place on Moosehead Lake, Maine.

There exists a peace like no other in knowing one is loved.

Its beauty reflects as a mirror all around.

Even in the cold of December, it expands; it grows.

A Beautiful Christmas Song

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Perhaps it’s because half way through my childhood my parents began studying with Jehovah’s Witnesses and we stopped celebrating Holidays and I make up for lost time in my adulthood; perhaps it’s just because there is beauty in the Christmas music. Either way, I share this here for each of you. A beautiful rendition of The First Noël