Reverend Maureen Cotton is an Interspiritual minister, serving the spiritual-but-not-religious. She's on a mission to revive the understanding that a wedding is transformative rite of passage. Ready to get grounded in a meaningful wedding journey? Start with the with the popular Vow Writing Retreat.
CHANGE MY MIND
Good Morning my friend,
The Soulful Wedding* just accomplished a major goal! đ
On Tuesday night I finished the live pilot for my new course, Create Your Ceremony.
(*At present, The Soulful Wedding is simply me and all my counter cultural ideas about what makes weddings truly worthwhile.)
The course was awesome. The outcomes for couples were beyond my expectations. I have so much to tell you, including a follow-up to my last newsletter about powerful storytelling for wedding ceremonies.
And, I still have much to learn when I reconnect with all the course participants next month.
But, Iâm honestly tired after such a full few weeks. So Iâll say what I came to say by attempting a meme for the first time, and then bid you a restful weekend. đ´đ
Maureen
Rev. Maureen Cotton
Reverend Maureen Cotton is an Interspiritual minister, serving the spiritual-but-not-religious. She's on a mission to revive the understanding that a wedding is transformative rite of passage. Ready to get grounded in a meaningful wedding journey? Start with the with the popular Vow Writing Retreat.
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