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March 10, 2022

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The Island of Missing Trees

“Author Elif Shafak struggled at first with how to write her new book, The Island of Missing Trees. The story she wanted to tell is about a family from Cyprus, a Mediterranean island that was the center of a conflict in the 1970s, but she didn’t want the story to be about tribalism or nationalism. Which is why, Shafak told NPR’s Steve Inskeep, much of the story is told from the perspective of a fig tree.” More from Shafak and her new book in the following interview { read more }

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For more inspiration, check out Chimamanda Adichie’s powerful talk, “The Danger of a Single Story.” { more }

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March 9, 2022

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Spiritual Listening

“Spiritual listening is at the heart of all relationships. It is what we experience when we become a quiet, safe container into which the speaker is able to express his or her most genuine voice. There is a communion of souls. The way we listen to each other sets a tone for everything that follows. We often think that our speaking, the words we use, is the most important part of our communication. Yet it is the quality of our listening that has the greatest impact in any conversation. Quaker writer Douglas Steere says: To listen anothers soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service one human being ever performs for another. What makes listening spiritual? It is the art of becoming a listening presence, a way of being in which stillness and attentiveness provide the space for people to speak authentically and know they are being heard. It is from this place that we can listen across diverse backgrounds, cultures, religions and belief systems. It is about being a presence for understanding rather than for judging. When we are open, curious, and attentive to others in this way we discover a deeper, sacred connection; we are in relationship.” Kay Lindahl, founder of the Listening Center, shares more. { read more }

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Join an Awakin Call with Kay Lindahl this Saturday, “The Sacred Art of Listening.” More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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March 8, 2022

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Greater Good Resources for Peace & Conflict

“As an educational nonprofit, the best we can do, perhaps, is to remind ourselves and our readers that peace is always possible, the vast majority of people resist killing, even the most violent primates are capable of change, there are steps we can all take to bridge our differences, and activism can make the world a better place.” In the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, the Greater Good Science Center has gathered articles that “explore the roots of peace, war, and reconciliation; offer resources for well-being and activism; and remind us of human goodness.” You can check them out here. { read more }

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Join a global, multi-faith circle this Wednesday, “Sanctuary of the Heart: Songs & Prayers for Ukraine.” More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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Last week, as a part of our transformative Mystical Music Pod, we held an informal concert with Carrie Newcomer. It also happened to be the day that a war started in Ukraine, and Charles Gibbs poignantly opened with Martin Luther King Jr’s words: “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.” The evening profoundly strengthened our resiliency, and has inspired us to host this gathering of songs, poems and prayers.

March 7, 2022

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David Whyte on Courage

“Courage is a word that tempts us to think outwardly, to run bravely against opposing fire, to do something under besieging circumstance, and perhaps, above all, to be seen to do it in public, to show courage; to be celebrated in story, rewarded with medals, given the accolade, but a look at its linguistic origins is to look in a more interior direction and toward its original template, the old Norman French. Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work; a future. To be courageous is not necessarily to go anywhere or do anything except to make conscious those things we already feel deeply and then to live through the unending vulnerabilities of those consequences. ” David Whyte shares more. { read more }

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For more inspiration, check out this passage by Lynne Twist on, “Taking a Stand.” { more }

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March 6, 2022

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An Abolitionist’s Handbook

“In her new book, An Abolitionist’s Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World, Patrisse Cullors starts with courageous conversations. She says, “We have courageous conversations because our goal is to live inside of a healthy community that values the dignity of every single human being.” These conversations typically arise out of our lived experiences. They are conversations we have because we care. They are conversations that first start with us.” More about the Black Lives Matter co-founder’s new book here. { read more }

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For related inspiration, check out this article, “What Does Accountability Look Like Without Punishment?” { more }

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March 5, 2022

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Resilience

This beautiful video was developed by a group of National Park Service staff and interns to explore the trauma, resilience, and beauty of the African American experience in our country. The story of black history in America may have been lost and forgotten at times, but this film uses beautiful photography and the words of Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” to illustrate the beauty and courage of those who have withstood discrimination and hate. { read more }

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Look at the ways resilience has influenced your own family and cultural perspective by connecting with our communal ancestors as a human race and allow their stories to give you courage to overcome your own challenges.

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March 4, 2022

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I Want to Be a Ukrainian

In 2005 Meg Wheatley penned a poem to honor the Orange Revolution in Ukraine that began November 22, 2004. It begins with these stirring lines:

When I come of age
When I get over being a teen-ager
When I take my life seriously
When I grow up

I want to be a Ukrainian.
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Learn more about Meg Wheatley’s powerful work here. { more }

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