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Trevor Noah on DAPL

So often humor is an extremely effective way to get people to listen about a subject they wouldn’t commonly pay attention to, and explain it in such a way that they will quickly but clearly understand.  A brief video clip … Continue reading

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Experiencing Prejudice

I had always strongly felt that prejudice of any kind was unacceptable while at the same time realizing we all tend to make certain presumptions, often unconsciously.  For example, seeing an obese person I might assume they have bad eating … Continue reading

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Autumn Photo Albums

Thanks for the comments about my photographs, especially related to the Zen Photographer blog post. Now that I’m back to being just a regular photographer, with my new camera, I’m reminded that I haven’t shared this autumn’s photos, yet.  I thought … Continue reading

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Personal Responsibility

I’ve mentioned that one way Quakers share and develop their spiritual lives are by considering a series of questions, we refer to as queries.  Each month there are a set of queries to think about and discuss together on a … Continue reading

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Infant Lung Diffusion

Many of you know I have worked in an Infant Pulmonary Function Laboratory (IPFT) for nearly 30 years.  This type of work isn’t done in many pediatric hospitals for a number of reasons, one of the most relevant being there … Continue reading

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Zen Photographer

I sometimes wonder what is the point of all the photographs I take? I tried to explain some of this in this document, that is rather out of date at this point:  Jeffrey A Kisling Photography Not many people see … Continue reading

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Supporting KI (Kheprw Institute)

Those of you who follow this blog know that the Kheprw Institute (KI), a Black youth mentoring and environmental, community building organization here in Indianapolis, has been a focus of my social activism. This is Giving Tuesday, and an opportunity … Continue reading

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Anyway

I have always greatly admired the NBC television show, The Voice.  It is such a simple but amazing concept that amateur singers audition for judges who are successful musical artists, with the judges’ chairs turned so they cannot see the … Continue reading

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A Buddhist monk explains mindfulness for times of conflict

I appreciate my friend and fellow North Meadow Friends attender, Anne Reynolds, sharing this article with us today. The article is an interview with a disciple of Buddhist leader Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese American Brother Phap Dung.  He says “Compassion is not … Continue reading

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Thankful for Water Protectors and Quakers Supporting Them

Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when the general public might give some thought to Native Americans.  Unfortunately we know the long history of betrayal as settlers killed many Native Americans and forcibly took over the land of … Continue reading

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