Archive - Softening Time with Elena Brower

some friends are you

On the quiet medicine of friendship.

Oct 16 •

and

With no special aptitude but willingness.

Oct 8 •

quiet sanctuary

A month of silences, with guest teachers and me.

Oct 1 •

and

8:26

September 2024

with unprejudiced attention

Facing the wall, opening the window.

Sep 24 •

My Substack Summer

What I read in Summer 2024

Sep 20 •

love is all there is

A letter to a new old friend in hospice.

Sep 17 •

Tenderness Training

Bringing grace back.

Sep 10 •

On Hope and Silence

Can these practices co-exist? Short practice + an invitation.

Sep 3 •

August 2024

dear tree sibling

On returning what was never mine.

Aug 27 •

trust the sadness

Three questions for a friend living with cancer, and a short Letter from Love.

Aug 20 •

nothingeverything

On chaplaincy, holiness and my final night of parenting.

Aug 13 •

Creating a Haven

Instances of refuge, a short talk and practice.

Aug 6 •

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