Peter Woods - Life, and Relationship Sense-maker F2F and Online

08/02/2026

I found the discovery of life growing in the depth of a dark cave a useful metaphor for our inner work.

17/01/2026

A Note of Thanks and an Invitation Forward

Dear friends and long-standing readers, Many of you first encountered my work through its appearance on TextWeek.com, where sermons, reflections, and lectionary-related writing often travel further than their authors ever expect. I remain deeply grateful to Jenee Woodard of TextWeek for that improbable path of discovery, and for the fact that so many of you chose to subscribe and continue reading over the years....

http://thelisteninghermit.com/2026/01/17/a-note-of-thanks-and-an-invitation-forward/

Dear friends and long-standing readers, Many of you first encountered my work through its appearance on TextWeek.com, where sermons, reflections, and lectionary-related writing often travel further…

26/01/2024

Some times being the light is heavy, and turning to the shadow is enlightening.

10/01/2024

"Elderhood is not about rocking chairs and retirement homes. It's about standing at the threshold of unknowing and offering light to those coming behind" : Stephen Jenkinson - Die Wise

17/02/2022

A wonderful thing about speaking more than one language...
I love that "sense making" in Afrikaans is "sinmaakery".
How integrative is that when read back in English?
(Sin originally meant "to miss the target. I make sense of life by retrieving my errant arrows)

23/01/2022

Celebrating the amazing life of Thich Nhat Hanh whose peace work in Vietnam, and whose practice of compassion to all beings is a legacy of inspiration. He died 22/1/22 at 00h00. Symmetry and balance to the very end.
Go well, dear Thay.