Abode Village View – March 29

Dear Friends:

As the great Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön says,“Sometimes when things fall apart, well, that’s the big opportunity to change.”

Change is a constant in life, of course. Sometimes change is our choice and that makes it seem easier to manage. When change is thrust upon us, it is often not as easily or gracefully accepted.

Things are falling apart, and it is up to us to pick up the pieces and create change and new things.

Yes, the Abode is facing another great challenge: the prospect of no rental events or programs until August, and perhaps beyond. Our 45th anniversary celebration, our major projects and capital campaign, the evolution of services, are all disrupted.

So, we must scale down to a bare minimum to adapt to this change and challenge. Details are still being worked on, and we cannot delay too much. It will be painful, but we must push through the discomfort.

We will focus on maintaining our mission and our core, and explore what progress we can make during this upheaval, this further hollowing out. We will emerge smaller and more focused on service to a world in need of grace.

We are lucky to have so many beautiful beings at work holding us, and inspiring us and others with their light and grace. There is much beauty emerging from the chaos. We are humbled and grateful.

We are the points of the arrows heading towards the future.

With love,

Al

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