Holy Peace (Poem by Danna Faulds)
Nothing to run from or run toward. Just this breath, awareness knowing itself as embodiment. Just this breath, awareness waking up to truth.
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Blog Resources for Self Care
I hope you prioritize meeting your own needs. There is only one you and this is first and foremost, your job. You are worth it and deserve it.
Blessing of Rest (Poem by Jan Richardson)
Curl this blessing beneath your head for a pillow. Wrap it about yourself for a blanket.
Dress Ourselves in Gentleness (Quote by Henri Nouwen)
Once in a while we meet a gentle person. Gentleness is a virtue hard to find in a society that admires toughness and roughness. We are encouraged to get things done and to get them done fast, even when people get hurt in the process. Success, accomplishment, and productivity count. But the cost is high. There is no place for gentleness in such a milieu
Earth Day Thought from Ron Garan
After spending 178 days aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Ron Garan returned to Earth carrying something far heavier than space equipment or mission data.
Commemoration of Yom HaShoah
Commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust observance) matters because it forces Jews and Christians alike to confront what happens when hatred is allowed to grow unchecked and when human being stop seeing one another as bearers of dignity.
Summary of Facts, Concerns, and Links about AI
All this is troubling, and snowballing very quickly. I advocate trying not to use AI, or at least switching to Claude, which as a company seems to have more of a conscience.
My Notes from the Better Together Conference
Non-violence in a love-centered way to thinking, acting and engaging that leads to personal, cultural, and societal transformation.
Principles of Nonviolence
Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to evil. It is assertive spiritually, mentally and emotionally.
Mind the Gap (Quote by Tias Little)
Outside the buzz, clatter and clang of your daily demands, find time to commune in magnificent space. When you realize that enduring space is always with you, and that the essential nature of your mind/heart is boundless,
Do Not Believe in Walls (Quote by Jörg Zink)
If we open them and enter, we can unlock ourselves, too, and so await whatever is coming to free us and make us whole.
Pause at Home (Quote by Tias Little)
Slip into the great beyond where our temporal self and eternal self merge…
What We Appreciate About Christian Science
Last Saturday we had a church meeting where we started by going around and saying what we appreciated most about Christian Science. I thought you might like to see these thoughts whether you are familiar with Christian Science or not. It was a great way to start our meeting, which was wonderful, supportive, and forward … Read more
The Joys of Silence (Quote by Thomas Merton)
The peace of solitude is necessary, to some extent, for the fullness of human living.
No Excuse for Blind Hope (Quote from Keith Collins)
We are enough to make a difference if we maintain our integrity.
Water, Snow, & Air: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (New Conceptual Painting)
Can we just embrace nature already, instead of fight against it out of human insecurity or hubris?