Sophia's Portico

04/06/2026

"Bravery is the way you stretch towards the light. It is the way you bloom in the direction of goodness, even when you may not know what you are reaching for."

Being a human is both beautiful and burdensome. It is a confusing and messy thing. Life will amaze you in the most stunning ways, and it will also break your heart. Life will gift you the kinds of lessons that grow you and build you and help for you to bloom into the person you have always hoped to be, but it will also carry within it the kinds of losses that stay with you, that change you and mould you in uncomfortable ways. Life will demand for you to do the work, for you to understand yourself, for you to heal even when it hurts. For you to be brave, for you to fight for yourself.

At the end of the day, bravery isn’t a battlefield. It isn’t fast cars, or stunted risk. Bravery is the quietest thing you will ever know. Bravery is getting up in the morning when your bones are heavy and your heart does not want the light to crack within it. Bravery is leaning into what aches, it is looking it in the face, giving it a name and confronting it for what it is. Bravery is being gentle with yourself, especially when it isn’t convenient or easy, especially when you are not a shining example of the person you strive to be. Bravery is forgiving yourself, it is the work you do within your soul that is dirty and difficult and demanding.

But most of all, bravery is the way you stretch towards the light. It is the way you bloom in the direction of goodness, even when you may not know what you are reaching for. Bravery is allowing yourself to believe that you are growing, even when it does not feel like it. Bravery is trusting yourself even when you do not recognize the path. Bravery is knowing that there is more for you, that you will have the ability to save yourself like you always have before; that you will survive.

~ Bianca Sparacino

[Art: Donna Young]

04/04/2026

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04/04/2026

There is NO meeting Mon 4/6.
Will resume Mon 4/13

📚THIS IS CONSCIOUSNESS! DISCUSSION GROUP📚

DATE: Every Monday afternoon in March & April (except April 6th)
TIME: 1:15PM to about 2:30PM
PLACE: Trinity English Lutheran Church (room 101)
450 W Washington Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

We are pleased to announce we are again co-sponsoring a consciousness program facilitated by Regina Leffers, Ph.D.
She explains her program below...

👩🏼‍🏫We will be going through the book, "This Is Consciousness!", the outcome of our discussion during the winter and spring of 2025.
This time, I’m especially interested in thinking together with you about how we choose to grow in consciousness as we discuss the shadow and light we experience within each facet of consciousness.

If you are like me and would like to move your thoughts to something interesting and productive, I hope you’re able to join me.
I expect it to be inspiring once again, because of you.
Thank you to Sophia’s Portico for once again co-sponsoring this discussion group.🙏🏽

📘If you need a book, you can either order one from Amazon or get it from me.
Just email me and I will get one to you. reginaleffers@gmail.com

~Regina Leffers, PhD

03/31/2026

"What is truly destined for us will arrive, not necessarily on our timeline, but precisely when the universe deems appropriate."

Life's curriculum eventually includes a potent lesson: the futility of force.
We learn, sometimes painfully, that striving to control every outcome is a losing battle. What is truly destined for us will arrive, not necessarily on our timeline, but precisely when the universe deems appropriate.
The delayed gratification, the closed doors, the unmet desires – they often mask a divine redirection.
There are reasons behind these perceived setbacks, reasons we may not immediately grasp. Patience becomes a virtue, allowing the cosmos to orchestrate its grand design. Trusting this unseen plan allows us to discover unexpected strengths within ourselves, a resilience that emerges when facing seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Recognizing our limited control cultivates acceptance, encouraging us to relinquish our tight grip on expectations and embrace a more flexible, adaptable approach to life's unpredictable journey;
Allowing ourselves to flourish at the correct time ..

🖋️C.E. Coombes
🎨Olena Papka

Serendipity Corner 🌱

03/29/2026

4/4 🧘🏽‍♀️Meditation Group🧘🏽‍♀️

03/28/2026

4/1 & 4/15 🪘Drum Circle🪘

03/28/2026

4/2 & 4/16 🪷Zen Discussion Group🪷

03/24/2026

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Today I'm asking everyone to take just a few minutes out of your day and focus on a world of peace. No wars, no hate, no violence, no human suffering. As we begin this new season, let a us hope for a better tomorrow filled with love for our brothers and sisters and the desire to live in harmony