Archive for January 2017
A Wake Up Call
“The man walking in front of us was held at this camp,” my cousin whispered. It was the summer before my senior year in college and my parents and I were visiting my family in Germany. I had read the book, The Hiding Place, years earlier, and was deeply fascinated by the Holocaust.…
Read MoreActivism: Choose Your Own Adventure
Many people are more ready, than ever, to take conscious action. And that excites me! My particular service is spiritual activism. Sometimes, it doesn’t feel like it is enough. I am constantly humbled by the level of activism that I have witnessed in history and within my own lifetime. It can make my offerings…
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Fear tells us to worry that if IT happened in the past, IT could happen in the future. Fear tells us to worry that even if IT has never happened, that IT could happen at any time. Fear tells us to worry that if IT has happened to someone else, IT could happen to us.…
Read MoreBlame is a Distraction
We are connected. Our interdependence means that the actions of each individual does, indeed, affect others and the world around us, whether we like it or not. This awareness can lead us to take personal accountability. But, within that, it can also be tempting to blame those who are not operating from the same ideas,…
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