Facing North Blog

  • Reflections on Hope

    by Robin McGauley
    “If I should pass the tomb of Jonah I would stop there and sit for awhile; Because I was swallowed one time deep in the dark And came out alive aft...
    Posted in Blessing, Spring

  • What is Prayer

    by Robin McGauley
    What is prayer? You don’t need language for a conversation or the permission of a sabbath day. Let your words rest for awhile. Hold instead the sym...
    Posted in My Journey, Winter

  • The Expansive Possibility of Saying YES!

    by Robin McGauley
    Waiting behind every ‘NO’ is the expansive possibility of a ‘YES’. This is what I have been working on integrating into my being lately. We absolut...
    Posted in My Journey

  • What Can I Trust?

    by Robin McGauley
    What can I trust? I can trust the joy I feel when I see a cardinal or a bunny or a fox or an irisor a pair of swans. I can trust my feeling of d...
    Posted in My Journey

  • Dance in the Round

    by Robin McGauley
    Some people have edges,as if their world is flatand they are so full of fearthat they demand straight lines.With other peopleyou can't tell where t...

  • Black Lives Matter

    by Robin McGauley
    My spouse and I run every morning. We are both introspective people. It is a time of meditation for us. This past week, as I ran, I repeated names ...
    Posted in My Journey

  • The Acorn

    by Robin McGauley
    It's astounding how an acorn, something already so complete, has the potential to break open and become something more. It makes me wonder what bea...
    Posted in Autumn, Spring

  • How to Grieve

    by Robin McGauley
    How to Grieve Walk to where the willow hangs green over the bank of a moving river. Create a space to sit and listen to the echoes of yesterday. S...
    Posted in My Journey

  • The Gift of Uncertainty

    by Robin McGauley
    I have been holding a question – a wondering. Asking questions and listening for answers - it’s what I am invited to do by the one who, I believe, ...
    Posted in Blessing, My Journey

  • Dust on Ash Wednesday

    by Robin McGauley
    Dust to all that is wrongDust to my participationDust to what I need to unlearnDust to my white fragility need for culture of humilityDust to my cr...
    Posted in Blessing

  • A Blessing for the Passage of Time

    by Robin McGauley
    A Blessing for the Passage of Time When you pause and notice the passage of time, may gratitude grow within you for all the experiences that have s...
    Posted in Blessing

  • Winter's Wisdom

    by Robin McGauley
    In this world of expectation, I need winter's wisdom. It's the season of inner reflection in the dark. It's the season of silence - the kind of sil...
    Posted in Winter