I spend a lot of my time in conversation…talking, listening, talking some more. Over the past few years I have come to love the silence in between the words. Not… Read More
In the Spirit of Silence
All posts by Karen Erlichman
Let Your Voice Be Heard
Recently I was grading a stack of final papers for one of my classes, and I began to notice a common habit among some of my students. Female students, to… Read More
New Healing Paradigms
During my spiritual direction training, I was fascinated to learn that some of my colleagues had been working with the same spiritual director for many years–in some cases, many decades.… Read More
Follow your Dreams
This weekend I saw the new documentary, Being Elmo, the inspiring story of Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who brings Elmo to life. As someone who grew up with Sesame Street,… Read More
Settle Down, Settle In
Yesterday I tweeted a lovely quote from children’s rights activist and visionary Marion Wright Edelman about learning to listen to the “sounds of the genuine within yourself.” What does that mean… Read More