“What was the year 2020 but pain, nothing but pain. But there was poetry, too. How do you write the pain away? How do you make sense of it all? I wanted to write a poem, an acrostic poem for all of the ones who had passed away when it was 10,000, and then I … Continue reading Warrior Prose; Writing Poems to Weather the Pain
Many of us experience family love in different ways and forms. We should always lead with love, but many don’t know how to love because we continue to struggle with depression, issues of trust, pain, and hate deep in our hearts. It’s easy for someone to say forget and forgive if they have never walked … Continue reading Family Love: Why It’s Necessary for Society
This presentation continues to explore Compassion. The title refers to a personal experience that made me think about how incredibly important micro gestures of compassion can be. They are actions we can incorporate into our daily lives. On the macro level is the incorporation of compassion into systems.
The insurrection of January 6th revealed hidden weaknesses in our federal presidential constitutional republic. How can we address these weaknesses? There is a whole new world being created, right before our eyes. The seed has been planted, and it is just starting to grow. How can we nurture it along? The thing that is vital to understand is … Continue reading The Responsibilities of Accomplishment
Bible passage: 2 Tim 4:3-5 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth … Continue reading The Leadership Traits of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
When the string is too loose, it will not play, and when the string is too tight, it SNAPS. Is your “string” too loose or too tight? How can we be “in tune” so that we can be healthy and play well with others?” The sermon explores this Buddhist teaching to bring harmony into our … Continue reading “The String
“The balance of nature (also known as ecological balance) is a notion that suggests that natural systems typically exist in a balanced symmetry. They say that even a tiny shift will be adjusted by some sort of equal but opposite event that brings it back to its original “point of balance.” The equilibrium is often … Continue reading “Balance of Nature” is a Real Thing
Have you ever been afraid of the dark? How about the light? Have you ever thought one was “better” than the other? Well, let’s explore each and see how one cannot live without the other.
James Edward Elmore said: “When I began receiving channeled messages, what moved me most was how uplifting and kind the messages were. I knew that I was very loved and accepted by my spiritual guides and that encouraged me to treat myself in the same way. The elegant simplicity of the messages helps us to … Continue reading Be Kind to Yourself
Service video Cathy Nicles explained that Invitation to a Treehouse is an exploration of compassion through the retelling of a personal experience: An act of generosity and an expression of compassion shown to her from a source most people would consider people unlikely.So, what is compassion? What do sage minds say about compassion? Why is … Continue reading “Invitation to a Tree House,” by Cathy Nicles
