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“Witnessing goodness can make us want to become a little better ourselves.” We are elevated by seeing acts of kindness Every week at church, we ask our youth three simple questions: Where did you give kindness? Where did you receive kindness? Where did you see kindness? Recently we began talking about how those experiences actually feel. The children agreed that receiving kindness feels good. Makes us happy. Giving kindness feels good, makes us happier too. Then one child ask

“Be mindful of intention. Intention is the seed that creates our future.”—Jack Kornfield How did I get to this place of writing a lengthy intro to a story and a 12 line (4 sentence) “blessing”? (But before I even go there, be assured there are shortcuts to this blog if a thirty minute investment is too much for you.) Recently, I watched a grandmother cry for her grandchild, who had been mistreated during the first week of school. I also heard about a boy who had already b

“ Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your current understanding of the world. ” — Dacher Keltner It got to me this morning—that quiet, accumulating weight of the world pressing in before I could quite name why. A headline here, a comment there, voices rising and tightening, each one a little sharper than the last. I could feel it first in my body, a low hum of agitation, like something inside me was bracing for a fight I didn’t want

“The greatest gift you can give another person is the gift of your loving presence.” — Henri Nouwen If there is one truth I have learned after many years of thinking, researching, pondering, living, parenting, grandparenting, befriending, companioning, partnering and especially listening to my husband, John: we are here to love and to be loved. Nothing more. Nothing less. Nothing hidden beneath it. That is what the spiritual healers and wisdom teachers have told us for thous

If your religion requires you to hate someone, you need a new religion . Various attributions Religion and spirituality can impact...

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious . It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion...

There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us. Father Gregory Boyle When a system is far from equilibrium small islands of coherence in...

“The practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you're not alone.” — Rick Rubin, author of The Creative Act: A Way of...

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa An acquaintance’s obituary was published...

“The mystique of rock climbing is climbing; you get to the top of a rock glad it’s over but really wish it would go on forever. The...

”When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon, I cried.” Alan Shepard, Apollo 14 astronaut This morning John and I woke...

So say it loud and let it ring We are all a part of everything The future, present and the past Fly on proud bird You're free at last....

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and...

“Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.' I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said...