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February 25, 2019

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Hands Across the Hills

Hands Across the Hills formed in response to the 2016 United States presidential election with the goal of bringing together people who voted differently, face to face. Two small groups, progressives in rural Western Massachusetts (MA) and conservatives in Eastern Kentucky (KY) coal country, met for two weekends of dialogue and cultural exchange in each others towns in fall 2017 and spring 2018. { read more }

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This week experiment with dialoging across difference in some way, and see what the process reveals.

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February 24, 2019

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Maya Soetoro-Ng: Ceeds of Peace

Learn the roots of peace building in this engaging recap of an interview with Maya Soetoro-Ng. Maya is an educator, peace builder and non profit leader. She is the co-founder of Ceeds of Peace, a teaching curriculum for peace-building action. Maya sees herself and her organization as encouraging people on how they can be more connected to self, others, and nature and through that journey create more peace and mindfulness in every part of our lives. { read more }

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Where in your life could you bring the lens of peace to change your perspective? Where are opportunities to build peace in your community? { more }

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February 23, 2019

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Ana Valdes-Lim: The Reward is in the Process

Ana Valdes-Lim is the first Filipina graduate of New York’s prestigious Julliard School. She was cited as one of their 100 Most Outstanding Alumni in 100 years. Additionally, she is an author of several books on theatre. After a successful career in the U.S., she returned to the Philippines, where she is passionate about theater as a vessel for transformation. Ana shares her vision and talents with a diverse population — from third graders, to inmates in the prison system. This interview dives into her remarkable journey. { read more }

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Has their ever been a time in your own life where a form of art served as a vehicle for your transformation? If so, reflect on what you learned from the experience and perhaps share your insights with a friend, family member or simply with the pages of your journal today.

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February 22, 2019

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When the Market is Our Only Language

Many in the West revere the creation of wealth. Anand Giridharadas wants us to examine this and how it shapes our lives together. In this challenging conversation with Krista Tippit of the podcast, On Being, he explores the moral compromises behind notions like “win-win” and “doing well by doing good.” Giridharadas describes this as being an historic time similar to that of the first Gilded Age, discusses the systemic problems with reform, and how without reflection, we have accepted unjust power structures and what and who can save us. { read more }

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Watch Giridharadas’ speech at the Aspen Institute and consider your position on this topic and how it will inform your values and your actions. { more }

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February 21, 2019

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13 Ways of Looking at Community

“Community cannot take root in a divided life. Long before community assumes external shape and form, it must be present as seed in the undivided self: only as we are in communion with ourselves can we find community with others. Community is an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace, the flowing of personal identity and integrity into the world of relationships.” Parker Palmer shares more in this beautiful essay. { read more }

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For more inspiration join this Saturday’s Awakin Call with Parker Palmer: Healing Our Divided Selves and World. More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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February 20, 2019

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In An Unspoken Voice: The Changing Face of Trauma

Peter Levine therapist, best selling author and educator has spent over 40 years understanding and developing treatments for trauma. He is the developer of the Somatic Experiencing technique. He shares from his book “In an Unspoken Voice”, how our perspectives on trauma and extreme stress have shifted from acceptance as a part of our biology, a part of every life, to something separate and minimizing. How the traumas and terrors of life have been stripped of dignity and neutered by names and diagnoses like battle fatigue or PTSD. Peter teaches us how changing our perspective can help us to reconnect to the wisdom inside each of us, and our innate capacity to transform these experiences. The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect. { read more }

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The next time you find your mind going over a traumatic or stressful event, notice what your body is doing, is there a place that is calling your attention, tightening up or walling off? Where is it located, is it hot, cold, tense – do the sensations start to shift the more you are present with them? How does giving this attention and presence to yourself feel? Learn more about Peter Levine’s work in this interview: Freedom from Pain. { more }

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February 19, 2019

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Sacred Instructions: Creation Songs

“The relationships that exist between people and place are often memorialized through defining words that merge into story. As Indigenous people, our lives comprise these words and the stories that they illustrate. These words and stories paint a picture that brings into form all of the elements of our existence. They provide a clear view of our unique cultural landscape, and they offer us a defined sense of place within the world. In order to fully recognize our place in creation, we must realize that our stories are not the only stories that are being told. Every living thing has its own creation song, its own language, and its own story. In order to live harmoniously with the rest of creation, we must be willing to listen to and respect all of the harmonies that are moving around us.” Drawing from her heritage and also from her experience as an activist and attorney, Sherri Mitchell addresses crucial issues of our time, and offers timeless wisdom. { read more }

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What is your creation song? Make time to listen inwardly and expand your awareness today. Learn more about Sherri Mitchell’s life and work here. { more }

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