“Listen to the sound of the genuine in yourself.
It is the only true guide you will ever have.
And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life,
Spend your days on the end of strings that somebody else pulls.”
Howard Thurman

“Every problem we see ‘out there’ has part of its root system ‘in here’. By stepping back and stepping in, by reclaiming our souls, we are also stepping up and stepping out into a world in deep need of all the soulfulness we can offer.”
Parker Palmer

Tom and Anne Butler will facilitate a day of reflection utilizing the principles and practices of the Circle of Trust format as established by the Center for Courage and Renewal (www.couragerenewal.org). The Circle of Trust approach is distinguished by principles and practices intended to create a process of shared exploration in a setting where you can find a safe space to nurture personal and professional integrity and discover the courage to act on it.

When we reconnect soul and role (who we are with what we do) the seeds of transformation are planted in our lives and the lives of those we serve. Circles of Trust support your own movement toward positive personal and social change.

Integrating the Circle of Trust approach within the season of Spring, when deep beauty is celebrated in all of creation from the inside out, we invite you to rediscover your own unique inner beauty and hidden wholeness.

Our time will be learning together, both individually and as a group, which means we will have the opportunity to slow down, to deepen our connections with our life and our work, and to focus on listening within as well as to each other. This kind of learning invites us to attend to our own identity and integrity while also embracing the gifts and challenges of the various roles and responsibilities that fill our lives.

You will be invited to engage in individual times of reflection and journaling, didactic teachings, and small and large group conversations. It is our deepest hope that what we learn together will inform your work and life in rich and sustaining ways. On this day, you will experience:

• A safe and welcoming place
• A stillness that honors your own spirit
• An openness that accepts you as you are
• A gentle invitation to return home to your true self
• A community that listens generously and is deeply present to mystery & wonder
• An opportunity to deepen your personal and professional integrity

Facilitators

• Anne Butler, MSN, ANP-BC, CHPN Internal Consultant, Chronic Care/Palliative Care, Bon Secours Health System
• Thomas J. Butler, Th.M., M.Div., Director of Mission Services, Bon Secours Health System

Please note we will not be offering Mass at the Day of Reflection. A list of local early morning services will be given to you when you sign up for the Day of Reflection should you wish to attend before the Day begins.