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Janet O. Hagberg  Artist, Mentor, Healer
Welcome to this oasis on your journey-
A respite from the chaos of the world 
A place where you can rest and be calm

Take in the beauty, the hope, the healing 
When life gets hard, return to this oasis

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(photos...thanks to Tracy Mooty, Janet Hagberg)
March 2021  Explore Janet's new video Icons: Windows to the Holy.  A digital contemplative art experience with the icons of artist Janet Hagberg

November 2020 Janet's latest essay Christmas with the Black Madonna

Each year, right around Halloween, God gently assigns me to embrace a character in the nativity scene, in order to bring more meaning to my Christmas season. This year was no exception but the invitation did come with a surprising twist.

June 2020 Janet writes Restoring the Soul of America in the Wake of George Floyd's Murder
April 2020 Janet writes about Real Power in the wake of COVID-19. 

Latest gift to visitors on this site: A dialogue with “the Wall” from the author’s book, The Critical Journey. Approaching, embracing and releasing the Wall.   The content of the three parts is on the website as well as a PDF file of the book.  There is also a new podcast available.   Link to the podcast.

Online book, “Distilling the Moments that Matter- Finding the meaning in everyday events.” Delectable bite-sized vignettes of everyday life gathered from the themes of the author’s life.

    Beauty

PictureWater Lily...thanks to David Liedl

"Beauty is a thin place, a place in which our souls connect with someone or something beyond us. The human soul is hungry for beauty.  Beauty is everywhere."

What is beauty for you?
Where are you seeing it in your life?
How do you feel in the presence of beauty?

See the beauty by clicking here


       Hope

PictureFlame of Hope...thanks to Jenny Larson














"Hope is the basic belief in the spark of essential goodness in the world, a core feeling that there is a way out of the darkness, and that the Holy is indeed present despite the prevailing evidence one might have accumulated."

Hope is the other side of despair. It is the twin sister of suffering. It is the belief that there is a bird that sings to the dawn while it is still dark. 

What gives you hope, like a candle in the dark? 
How do you sustain hope when you are in chaos?
How do you provide hope for others?

Experience hope by clicking here

Where I find hope poem


    Healing

PictureReconciled...thanks to Deb Turnow
 




"Healing is the experience of being whole and loved despite our life circumstances. We are called to core healing,  no matter what our journey." 

When we are unhealed, we feel wounded in body, mind or spirit. Everyone suffers, so we all share the experience of brokenness. But what we do with our suffering, what we believe about our suffering and the process we engage in for healing make all the difference. We may not experience a cure, but we have peace of mind and a reconciled heart.

What in your life needs healing?
Do you want to be healed?
What is your belief about your suffering?
How is God involved in your suffering?

Experience healing by clicking here

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