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Just Doing Things To Help

Posted on October 21, 2025 by admin

I had to Google compassion because I  really didn’t know it’s meaning. It is almost the same as empathy except that you do something. An act of kindness is considered compassion. I learn things all the time.  I started to … Continue reading →

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Finding Humanity in Prison Ministry

Posted on October 13, 2025 by admin

In college, I participated in my University’s chapter of Amnesty International, an internationalnon-governmental organization focused on human rights. While I was there, the chapterprioritized opposition to the death penalty. The case of Troy Anthony Davis was a commontopic, and his … Continue reading →

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Love for Yourself

Posted on October 8, 2025 by admin

Many of us are taught to “love thy neighbor as thyself.” This phrase can be interpreted in several ways. For many folks, in our religion of origin, we are taught that loving ourselves is “selfish” or that we should place … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Compassion for the Outsider

Posted on October 7, 2025 by admin

In a time where humanity still so frequently engages in Us Vs. Them ideology, to be inclusive isto be defiant. Recognizing that the “other” is worthy of love and care is not a new concept, but it continues to be … Continue reading →

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Belonging

Posted on September 29, 2025 by admin

When thinking or talking about belonging we often think of it in terms of our relationshipswith other humans. This is reasonable, since we ourselves are humans and our interactions or lack thereof with others of our species make up an … Continue reading →

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What Belongs?

Posted on September 23, 2025 by admin

I’ve been looking around my home and thinking, maybe less would be more. This is a radical concept for me. Raised by a mother who collected antiques, I grew up in a home that resembled a page out of Country … Continue reading →

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Meet Me At the Corner

Posted on September 22, 2025 by admin

I think everyone knows by now that I love the poetry of Shel Silverstein and used his work often with my students while I was still teaching fulltime. This poem talks about imagination and childhood innocence. But for me the … Continue reading →

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