Rafter Digest (published every Saturday) is one of the newsletters of The Raft, the online community of author Phyllis Cole-Dai. We Rafters ride the river of life buoyed by music, poetry, and other arts along with open spiritual practice. Most everything here is free, but patrons (paid subscribers) get some special perks because Phyllis is extra grateful for their support. Sign up here:
☀️ This week’s big announcements
☀️ Save the dates!
“The Heart of Who We Are”: Exploring Compassion through Poetry with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. A four-session series bookending US Election Day: October 23 and 30, November 6 and 13, 2024, at 6:00-8:00PM Central (7-9PM Eastern, 5-7PM Mountain, 4-6PM Pacific). Details coming in late September.
This Week’s Staying Power
No issue this week.
This Week’s Daily Boosts
#816: Be bolder
#817: We build the world of belonging
#818: You can have everything
#819: Listen to the MUSTN'TS
#820: If you open up to the beauty
This Week’s Events & News
This Week’s Event Replays
Next Week’s Events
Poetry Pick-Me-Up (Zoom, Thursday, 12PM Central). A casual weekly gathering for poetry-sharing and discussion. Hop on the Zoom at this link. Bring a poem you like to read to the group. Or, just come to listen to poems offered by other Rafters and to participate as you’re comfortable in our informal but wholehearted conversation. Can’t make it? Watch for the video replay in this newsletter!
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