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The Core of Belonging

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January 18, 2022

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The Core of Belonging

I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.

– Maya Angelou –

The Core of Belonging

“Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an author, activist, Zen priest, and founder of the organization Transformative Change, which centers on the link between inner work, wholeness, and social transformation at scale. She has created an audio series called Belonging: From Fear to Freedom on the Path to True Community. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Rev. angel about how society shapes our sense of belonging, and what it means to take back our power to belong. They discuss how embodied belonging transcends that which our entire sense of self and reality is based upon, and offers us a deep awareness of our essential truth. Tami and Rev. angel also touch on: forgiveness as a healing self-practice, the meaning of true community, and how growing comfortable in our own skin gives us the capacity to heal, enact conscious change, and belong in any environment.” { read more }

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For more inspiration, join this Saturday’s Awakin Call with social justice activist Alexie Torres, “Cultivating the Soul of the Movement,” more details and RSVP info here. { more }

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Mercy

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Mercy
by Rudy Francisco

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2535.jpgShe asks me to kill the spider.
Instead, I get the most
peaceful weapons I can find.

I take a cup and a napkin.
I catch the spider, put it outside
and allow it to walk away.

If I am ever caught in the wrong place
at the wrong time, just being alive
and not bothering anyone,

I hope I am greeted
with the same kind
of mercy.

About the Author: Rudy Francisco is a Spoken Word poet. He uses personal narratives to discuss the politics of race, class, gender and religion while simultaneously pinpointing and reinforcing the interconnected nature of human existence.

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How do you relate to the notion of mercy? Can you share a personal story of a time you experienced mercy? What helps you practice mercy?
Jagdish P Dave wrote: According to my understanding mercy is one the most outstanding spiritual virtues. Mercy is diiferent from fogiveness. When sombody does something wrong to me I forgive that person. I do not counterac…
NAREN KINI wrote: At the outset when I read these lines, my mind started working on it. Just as the word gives power to the one showing it and taking power away from the person receiving it – the very word MERCY like a…
David Doane wrote: Mercy is to be kind or forgiving toward someone whom you could hurt or punish. I’ve experienced mercy many times, both giving it and receiving it. Years ago, a professor could have been harsh and pu…
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