UPON A STAR
“I wish…” These words can start something. We’ve got to be mindful because, if we don’t watch out, what these words can start is a sense of woulda-coulda-shoulda. They can start us regretting, which is mostly a dis-empowering relationship to life. There’s not much juice in regret. Not much hope…
ASSUME THE POSITION
It’s a weird time to be alive. I guess time and life are always weird in one way or another, but things feel especially discombobulating now. Today, we have unprecedented access to information and knowledge, but at the same time we’re inundated with deliberate misinformation and manipulation. We’re able to…
ONE DAY/DAY ONE
We had a exceptionally relaxing vacation in Scottsdale last week. I knew it was overdue, but man oh man, I didn’t realize how desperately I needed this utter downtime. I floated in a swimming pool for four exquisite days, my only plans involving where to take my next nap and…
WIGGLE ROOM
I don’t know where I heard this metaphor about grief: that it’s like a ball in a box with a button inside. The button is an emotional “trigger.” When loss is fresh and raw, it’s as if the ball and box are nearly the same size, so our trigger button…
Rev. Drew graduated from the Holmes Institute and was licensed by Centers for Spiritual Living in 2012. He was ordained in 2015. Drew has been leading weekly worship services of celebration, praise, music, and laughter for twelve years. Besides ministry, he enjoys acting, singing, dance, cycling, baking, and cats. He is an innovative teacher, a responsible communicator, a bit of a rabble-rouser, and a fun person to be around. revandrew.org
Patty Stephens began singing on her first breath. She has spent her life developing her voice as an instrument and has a passion for community singing and song leading skills that make it happen. In addition to thirty years as a performing musician and music director in Centers for Spiritual Living she has played with the best of the best in New Mexico’s Jazz scene and is currently lead singer in the award winning band “The Brazil Project.” She is also a faculty member of the New Mexico Jazz Workshop.
WHO WE ARE
Bosque Center for Spiritual Living is a creative community fostering personal fulfillment and universal connectedness, manifesting a kinder and more loving world.
WHAT WE DO
We practice open-hearted and open-minded spiritual realism, explored through the Science of Mind philosophy, New Thought, ancient wisdom, and our own immediate relationship with the Divine.
HOW WE DO IT
We provide supportive structures in which we can do our work together with authenticity, mindfulness, and compassion. These include weekly Sunday services, classes, art and music, care and counseling, and sacred service within and outside the Bosque CSL community.