RIM COMMUNITY MAGAZINE

Renewal

Welcome to the Spring 2025 edition of VOICES, RIM's community magazine. This issue features creative expressions and heartfelt personal stories that showcase the spirit of our Dharma community. 

 

May these stories of lived experiences from our RIM Sangha remind us that we are each called to return to our deeper values in our process of becoming. In doing so, we renew our commitment to transform ourselves and the world. 

 

In a recent poetic teaching, Jesse Foy illuminates the path: To heed this call is not to reject where you’ve been. Your path has led you here. Jesse reminds us that mindful living is not a journey of grand gestures. It is a practice—a steady unfolding. 

 

 

The forest does not ask you to come

The river does not wait for you to listen.

Yet when you do, an understanding arises—

a remembering, as if reconnecting to a natural truth

illuminating the essence of who you are - right now.

Spring Renewal & The Midlife Awakening

By Jennifer Van Rossum

 

Midlife is not about reinvention, it is about remembering. It is a homecoming, a return to the essence of who we were before the world shaped us.

 

 

Becoming suggests that everything is constantly evolving. For Jessica, art emerges as a natural part of her Dharma journey. Painting is a continuous process—an ever-evolving cycle of becoming through evolution, presence, and openness to change.

with Vicki Piaskowski

 

As an ornithologist and longtime meditation practitioner, Vicki knows practicing mindfulness helps bring awareness into everyday life. For her, a love of nature—especially birds and plants—makes that awareness even more vibrant and meaningful.

 

The role of nature in our practice is woven throughout the Dharma. But, as Christine reflects, our relationship with nature is hard to define. Imagine what our world would be like if we treated Earth as if she were a person.

We invite you to be a part of VOICES because your voice is a beautiful echo of the RIM Sangha! Learn how you can share your story or contribute in other ways. Send us an email. We would love to hear from you!  View Voices Contributor Guidelines

 

So many RIM members have fascinating stories about life on and off the cushion. Do you know someone whose journey, insights, or experiences deserve to be shared? We’d love to hear all about it!

 

Your feedback is important to us. We need and welcome your comments on this edition of VOICES. What did you like? What would you like to see in future editions of our community news? [newsletter@rootedinmindfulness.org]

 

If you are not yet a RIM Member, we invite you to join us!