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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
This Sunday at KI (Kheprw Institute), the monthly book discussion will be about Charles Eisenstein’s The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible. Isn’t that a great title? I didn’t suggest the book, but when someone else did, I … Continue reading
Moonlight
Moonlight was the only movie I saw in a theater last year. I had read that it was the story of a gay black man, played by three different actors, representing the main character’s childhood, youth and adulthood. I grew … Continue reading
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What Next?
I’m asking this question now as I consider retirement. I’m sure this would be much easier if I didn’t love my work and co-workers so much. But as I’ve turned my attention more and more to “mysticism and activism”, which … Continue reading
We Need Visions
I’ve been thinking this seems to be a time when so many people seem lost and unsure of what the future holds. I think what we need now are visions of what the future might look like. Something to engage the … Continue reading
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Youth Taking Environmental Action
Yesterday I wrote about the powerful message from RezPect Our Water, asking us to educate all children and youth about the importance of our environment, our water, and the threats to it. Although this comes after the Republican administration’s final … Continue reading
Spiritual Deepening
During Quaker meeting for worship at North Meadow Circle of Friends yesterday, I was moved to share the following message: “I thought I had been doing a fairly good job of paying attention to my spiritual life, but my experiences … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, Indigenous, Uncategorized
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Multimedia Resources for #NoDAPL
My experience is that art is often the most effective way to illustrate and get the attention of people, related to social justice issues. These are matters of the heart and spirit, more than the head. Education with facts is very … Continue reading
Nahko We Are on Time
Pure spirit shines The Indianapolis concert of Nahko and Medicine for the People, supporting #NoDAPL, was the reason our local #NoDAPL group gathered outside the concert site last weekend. I’m not going anywhere, babe This is your home It’s … Continue reading
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Faith and Fear
Fear seems to be a dominant theme in our politics and society today. The new Republican administration is basing its policies on fear. It is paradoxical and frustrating that the “doublespeak” justifying the usurpation of law and destruction of our … Continue reading
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thinmanlittlebird Installation
(Reorganizing photos recently, I came across this slideshow I had put together related to the installation of the thinmanlittlebird sculpture) On March 22, 2009, the thinmanlittlebird sculpture was installed on the front of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. When the … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 