Volume 12, Issue 8 | August 2023

August 26 marked 27 years that I drove out of Manhattan—in Monday evening rush hour traffic—headed for a new life and career in New Mexico after having recently graduated from Fordham University with a Masters in Social Work.

In the years since then, the date births introspection about where I am living currently since I seem to move about a bit. And, it is another time to reflect on what I’ve accomplished and where I am emotionally, spiritually, etc.

This month has mostly passed by with working my job, volunteer work, choir practice, and some social gatherings. But overall, it’s been a quiet, relaxing month. I wasn’t involved in summer activities per se, i.e., outdoors in nature near water as I would have liked. However, I have been keeping with my daily commitment to do something new or that I’ve not done in a while; it has been satisfying, healing, and growth promoting.

I find time in silence and solitude a peaceful, relaxing time, a lovely respite from this crazy world.

I hope you give yourself the time to slow down, to sit in the stillness, where there is a greater chance for hearing Spirit’s voice and getting recharged.

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The song “Quiet” speaks to quieting the monkey mind and being still, trusting we are not alone, that Spirit is with us offering guidance through the silence.

The lyrics start off with:

Here we go again, my mind racing

And I can't seem to win

All these crazy thoughts and feelings

It's like it never ends

Until Your voice breaks through my noise

And I know I'm not alone, not alone.

Read the full lyrics...

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Blessings,

Spirituality

The Challenge

Inspiration and Contemplation

It's Only a Game

People Making a Difference

Teens Helping One Another

Last year the U.S. surgeon general issued a dire warning about the state of young Americans' mental health.

To dig deeper into that crisis, William Brangham, a correspondent and producer for PBS NewsHour in Washington, D.C. traveled to Oregon, which ranks among the worst states for youth mental illness and access to care.

Read about a call center for YouthLine in Portland, where teenagers field calls from other teenagers who are struggling. A group of volunteers staffs the help line daily. They take calls, texts and chats, and the issues they hear about run the gamut.

Each volunteer gets more than 60 hours of training, and master's level supervisors are constantly on standby in the room, listening in and reading along, ready at a moment's notice to step in if a conversation gets too serious.

Labor Day weekend is coming soon in the United States—the three-day weekend is a perfect time to chill, in addition to gather with friends and family.

Wishing you peaceful, quiet times...

Blessings,

Let us not forget!

Joyce S. Kaye, MSW

928.301.7292

joyce@thecomputerspirit.com

You, Me, and Spirit

I was a devout atheist until 33 years ago when I "came to believe" in a Power greater than myself. Thanks to hearing the novel idea (well, at least it was to me!) that one could choose their own concept of God—and name too (Spirit, The Great Mystery, All That Is, etc.)—and the workings of synchronicity, I embarked on a new way of thinking, a new way of living, a new way of being in the world and with others. It impacted all aspects of my life and relationships.

Since that time of commencing my conscious spiritual journey, I have endeavored to remember The Presence in all that is, all whom I meet, and all that I do—including working with clients in my own business, academia, and the corporate world. I strive to be of service and to nurture the human spirit in all environments.