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Advent (Peace): Harried and Hurried?
Rev. Jan introduced us to the idea of emotional literacy, and I realized, through her reflection, that for most of my life I have been in touch with the emotion called “peacefulness”. Peacefulness is the feeling of connection. The sense … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): Peace Be With You
A few years ago I participated in a class on Emotional Literacy where we learned about six core human emotions: mad, sad, glad, scared, powerful, and peaceful. The first four are pretty easy to understand. New to me were powerfulness … Continue reading
Advent (Peace): Waging Peace
“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt As we enter the second week of the season of Advent, we … Continue reading
Advent (Hope): Difficulties
Difficulties break some people. They make others. Is this a truth that you have observed? My own experience is that difficulties often feel like they are breaking me, but ultimately, if I am honest, they make me. They make me … Continue reading
Advent: Legacy of Hope
“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in … Continue reading
Advent (Hope): Chanukah
There is a conversation that I have with my dad, like clockwork, when I take a new class. I begin, usually in tears, about my inability to do anything remotely useful with Latin. My dad responds, reminding me of the … Continue reading
Advent (Hope): On the Horizon
“For the great human family, it is necessary to renew always the common horizon toward which we are journeying. The horizon of hope! This is the horizon that makes a good journey.” ~ Pope Francis, Dec. 1, 2013 We have … Continue reading