by Renée Silvus
Those of you who have seen me around food know there’s a little weirdness. I obsess over vegetable representation, scrape pots and bowls with spatulas, freeze anything after four days, forage for crunchy bites, and never miss a meal. Must have starved in another...
by Renée Silvus
The thoughtful K gifted me with a few days at St. Gertrude’s Monastery in Cottonwood, Idaho. Built in the 1920’s, the monastery sits on the Camas prairie, with two red domes lifting over the four-storied stone building. It’s perched on a wooded hillside with...
by Renée Silvus
Mid-February is a mixed-up time in the mountains—the sun is higher and the snow melting. Then more snow arrives and the wind heaves it all over the dry roads. I feel hopeful about spring along with a little “No, wait!” to finish those winter projects. Anyone else? I...
by Renée Silvus
You last saw me rambling here about “Right Action” and what it means to do your job skillfully, selflessly, and cheerfully. I fully expected to return from a pilgrimage in India with clarity, new resolve, and fresh energy to dive into exactly that....
by Renée Silvus
One of my pilgrimage destinations In India this fall was to Vasudhara Falls, a 400 foot waterfall feeding the Alaknanda River above Badrinath, in Uttarakhand, India. The Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi rivers are source streams of the Ganges. After seeing countless tall...
by Renée Silvus
Before my departure, I had a turbo visit with my spiritual directors, R and K. They were committed to family in McCall and my schedule was nuts, so we supercharged a 40 minute walk on the edge of Ponderosa Park to understand this trip. I told them how easily...
