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November 21, 2022

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The Man Who Planted Trees

“Who says a single person can’t make a difference? This Academy Award-winning short film, based on a story by Jean Giono, was created in 1987 by renowned animator Frederick Back. It beautifully showcases one shepherd’s long and successful effort to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the Alps near Provence in the first half of the 20th century.” { read more }

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November 20, 2022

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The Gift of Lewis Hyde’s

“Gifts pass from hand to hand: they endure through such transmission, as every time a gift is given it is enlivened and regenerated through the new spiritual life it engenders both in the giver and in the receiver. And so it is with Lewis Hydes classic study of gift giving and its relationship to art. The Gift has never been out of print; it moves like an underground current among artists of all kinds, through word of mouth and bestowal. It is the one book I recommend without fail to aspiring writers and painters and musicians, for it is not a how-to bookthere are many of thesebut a book about the core nature of what it is that artists do, and also about the relation of these activities to our overwhelmingly commercial society. If you want to write, paint, sing, compose, act, or make films, read The Gift. It will help to keep you sane.” Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood shares more in this review. { read more }

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November 19, 2022

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How to Have a Community Conversation

“A Community Conversation is a form of group dialogue that often addresses issues of local or larger concern. Participation is usually open to all, and may lead to some form of action, consensus or objective by the participants. Regardless of the size of the gathering, when individuals assemble to engage in dialogue related to self-determination, it often becomes a community unto itself. Community conversation is a collective process that has the potential to transform individual thought into collective consciousness.” Michael Ratner shares more tips and resources here. { read more }

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Take a moment to reflect on some of the most influential conversations you have been part of, and what made them so powerful for you.

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November 18, 2022

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Just Be Nice

In this brief and moving glimpse into his life, Morne Pretorius shares how the experience of a car accident ten years ago which left him in a coma for a month, has impacted his perspective on life, leading him to living gratefully every day. He reminds us to make peace with what happens in our lives, realizing that our experiences do not define our future. Speaking from the knowledge gained from his life, he advises, “You are walking this life. Make sure you leave beautiful steps behind.” { read more }

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Consider what message you would write on a park bench for others to see, and explore how you can live your life according to that message.

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November 17, 2022

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Activating Moral Discomfort & Spiritual Community for the Earth

“The Rev. Fletcher Harper believes that he felt God while mourning his fathers death on a solo camping trip in Montana. A violent hailstorm struck one night, and he sought shelter in the lee of a rock. “At about three in the morning, I felt this deep sense of well-being, he recalls. “I realized that I was going to be OK. I thought, ‘I can move on with my life now.'”Later in his life and career when interviewing hundreds of people from a broad spectrum of religious and non-religious backgrounds, he discovered that nearly all of them could recall an outdoor experience they perceived as spiritual or sublime. Today Harper, an Episcopal priest, is Executive Director of GreenFaith, an international interfaith and multi-faith environmental organization that conducts education and advocacy, and provides environmental sustainability services, to faith-based groups. Read more about his work here. { read more }

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For more inspiration, join an Awakin Call with Fletcher Harper this weekend. More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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November 16, 2022

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Agent of Illumination

“Some years ago, I was stuck on a crosstown bus in New York City during rush hour. Traffic was barely moving. The bus was filled with cold, tired people who were deeply irritated with one another, with the world itself. Two men barked at each other about a shove that might or might not have been intentional. A pregnant woman got on, and nobody offered her a seat. Rage was in the air; no mercy would be found here.” What happened next was both unexpected and utterly transformational. More in this inspiring piece by Elizabeth Gilbert. { read more }

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Take a moment to reflect on a moment when you have undergone or witnessed in another, a “heroic transformation of consciousness.”

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November 15, 2022

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Alison Thompson Responds with Heart

“I first met Dr Alison Thompson in Sri Lanka in 2005, when we were both involved in Sri Lanka’s tsunami recovery effort. She immediately struck me as someone down-to-earth and highly motivated to get real, practical work done. Alison wasn’t attached to a famous aid organization, let alone staying in a five-star hotel or shuttled around in a huge Land Rover. She wasn’t someone interested in having meetings about meetings. She is a doer, not a talker: a people-mover who mobilizes her people to get the job done. Alison is a full-time trailblazing humanitarian, a first responder. Her Australian passport reads like an atlas. Alison founded , which has grown into a network of more than 30,000 humanitarian volunteers worldwide. In 2001, she rollerbladed into Ground Zero at the New York World Trade Center, to offer first aid to survivors. This was her moment for an epiphany: Alison would dedicate her life to helping others…This year, Alison has been in Ukraine, where she trains Ukrainian civilians and soldiers in first aid and helps to evacuate orphans from the country.” More in this inspiring interview. { read more }

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Learn more about the work of Third Wave Volunteers, an organization Thompson founded, that includes over 30,000 medical, and non-medical first responders.

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