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One Hermann Place  is at 1699 Hermann Dr., 77004.

The community room is on the 1st floor, public parking on the west side of the building , just inside the garage entrance are more spaces marked “ Future Resident “  and opposite the main entrance of the building is free parallel parking after 6PM. 

This week, Ordinary Life brings to you a guest speaker that many of you already know from past presentations, Dr. Holly Hudley. Holly has presented with Bill on many occasions and especially supported Bill through the pandemic when there was no audience for Ordinary Life.

Holly has titled her presentation to Ordinary Life,

"Faith Development and Mysticism
Where the Two Seas Meet"

Holly describes her presentation in the following manner:

Today’s class is inspired, in part, by the tagline for Ordinary Life which reads, “Wisdom teachings for ordinary mystics in ordinary life.” I began to think about what it means to be an ordinary mystic, and while any of us could claim that path, to genuinely live it requires something of us.

1) To love people more than doctrine
2) To stay curious and humble
3) To trust that there is an underlying unity keeping this whole thing together.

As we progress in our spiritual journey, most scholars agree that mysticism is the ultimate destination. It is “The Place Where the Two Seas Meet.” The title of today’s talk is borrowed from a story from the Qur’an in which Moses goes seeking wisdom.

Outside of the political violence and division currently braiding the Abrahamic traditions, there is actually a common thread that connects them, and it is that thread I want to tug on in hopes that we can lean toward love rather than hate and heal rather than harm.

As you all know, Holly is a recent PhD in Philosophy and Religion and I am amazed how Holly managed to do this while raising three children. It takes a great deal of dedication and hard work.

Holly says of herself, "My PhD is in a subject I very likely learned to love by attending this class (Ordinary Life) for a quarter of a century. I'm a native Houstonian, and was raised attending St. Paul’s Church, but found my true spiritual home with my mentor, Dr. Bill Kerley. I am a mother of three teenage boys, a huge baseball fan, an educator, and possibly more than anything, a life-long learner."

I hope you can make it this Sunday, in person or by livestream. Blessings.

Folks, this is a special edition of Ordinary Life, where you, the Ordinary Life members, have the opportunity to let Bill and the steering committee know what you want for Ordinary Life in the future.

The class will be guided by Debbie Moffett, a strategic planning consultant who was engaged to help chart the future of Ordinary Life. Debbie has many years of experience in helping organizations plan for the future, including for profits, nonprofits, and religious organizations.

Debbie will first review the results of the planning committee meeting and will answer any questions that you may have.

The second part of the presentation will be an interactive survey that all Ordinary Life members can participate in using their cell phones. It’s easy and we’ll all get to see the results in real time.

Finally, we’ll talk about some of the ways that you can support Ordinary Life moving toward the future. And of course, we’ll do our best to answer all your questions and concerns.

I hope to see you there. Wayne Herbert

To access the survey, click here. You can either use your phone’s camera on the QR code that will be displayed or you can enter the URL into the browser on your phone, tablet, or PC. There will also be QR codes available in the meeting.