Rafter Digest (11/11/23)
This week's roundup!
Here’s everything that happened on The Raft this week! Asterisked content (*) is fully accessible only to supporting subscribers. Care to sustain The Raft by upgrading your membership? At less than $5/month, it costs less than a small bouquet of flowers!
This Week’s Staying Power
This Week’s Daily Boosts
#596: Follow the light in the sky
#597: Become a sovereign of your life
#598: Got trash? Make music!
#599: Brighter and deeper
#600: The tree of loving grows along the river of suffering
This Week’s Events & News
This Week’s Special Announcements
☀️ * Last call to Deep Divers: Please help me plan our next Dive (January) by responding to this two-minute survey by November 15!
☀️ "Turning Toward Life with a Pen in Your Hand": Exploring Poetry of Presence II. A four-week poetry-writing series with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. Details here.
☀️ * "Living from Our Yes": A Conversation about Gratitude, Creativity, & Community. A special celebration with Carrie Newcomer for all supporting subscribers. Details here.
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Catch Up! (event replays)
Next Week on The Raft
☀️ Poetry Pick-Me-Up (Zoom, Thursday, 12-1PM Central). A casual weekly gathering for poetry-sharing, celebration, 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 in informal but wholehearted conversation. Can’t make it? Watch for the video replay in this newsletter!
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