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‘Nothing changes until you make yourself uncomfortable’
In my experience there has never been an election that has presented a clearer choice of which direction to go. It has been deeply concerning to see the current Republican administration’s policies that have attacked our democratic norms, consistently not … Continue reading
Quakers, a “guarded” society, and environmental destruction
“Guarded” was the term used by early Quakers to express avoiding too much of an integration with the larger society they lived in. The term was usually applied to education. Quakers created their own schools to teach Quaker beliefs and … Continue reading
Pipe for Keystone XL Pipeline Arrives
According to Montana’s KRTV, pipe and materials to build the Keystone XL pipeline are beginning to arrive in Montana and South Dakota. “Glasgow Mayor Becky Erickson said the company told her they could expect 40 to 45 trucks carrying pipe … Continue reading
Dust Bowl, Tar Sands and Prayer
As I learn more about Chief Arvol Looking Horse I find parallels to my own experiences related to our environment. It was a spiritual vision of the Rocky Mountains obscured by clouds of pollution that led me to give up … Continue reading
‘One Prayer’
The most powerful experiences I had during the First Nation-Famer Climate Unity March were spiritual. My experience as a Quaker was to try to live a Spirit led life. I had long had a desire to learn more about Native … Continue reading
Water and Attaining Peace
One of the many benefits from participating on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March was making friends with Native Americans as we walked together. My life experiences as a Quaker have taught me our lives can, and should, be guided … Continue reading
Urgent Message from Keeper of Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe
For years now I’ve been writing about why a spiritual approach is required to address our evolving environmental disaster. As environmentalist Gus Speth says, “I used to think that top environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. … Continue reading
What can we do as America collapses?
Yesterday I wrote about the global threats America poses and shared the article America’s Next Civil War–The United States shows all the warning signs of impending social and political collapse by Stephen Marche, Illustration by Sebastien Thibault, Oct. 22, 2018. After that … Continue reading
Materialism
Fifty years ago Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, warned: “We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. . . . We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented” society. When machines and computers, profit … Continue reading
Peaceful protest vs political violence
The news that Rihanna declined the opportunity to perform during half time at the 2019 Super Bowl in support of Colin Kaepernick again brings attention to the attacks on peaceful protest by the current Republican administration and many of its … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 