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Filled with Loving Kindness: For the Sake of the Earth

We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light! Hafiz I know that some people reading this do not accept the notion that we come into this life with … Continue reading

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Filled with Loving Kindness: Amid so much trouble

When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: to love more, and be happy. Hafiz Recently, I came across a sermon by Unitarian Universalist minister, The Rev. Meg Barnouse (also published in the UU World) in … Continue reading

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Filled with Loving Kindness: Not Fear

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions. Hafiz How do we want to live?  Isn’t that at least one of the questions driving many of us these days?  How … Continue reading

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Filled With Loving Kindness: Being Kindness

My heart has been so heavy since the Presidential election, and it’s taken some time to sort out my feelings to figure out why my heart has been so heavy. After all, I’ve been “awake” for decades to the racism, … Continue reading

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Filled with Loving Kindness: The Absurdity of Today

(The fires, while very real and truly devastating, are herein used as a metaphor for my feelings about the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.  Also very real and – from my perspective – truly devastating.)    Wildfires are … Continue reading

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Filled With Loving Kindness: Deep Listening

Among the kindest gifts we can offer people is our deep listening. When someone is sharing their story, their feelings, their joy or their pain, being fully present is a precious gift. On November 3rd, I was in North Dakota to … Continue reading

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Filled With Loving Kindness: All Will Be Well

In the movie “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” the character Sonny says several times, “Everything will be all right in the end … if it’s not all right, it is not yet the end.” A colleague and friend wrote and … Continue reading

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