video of ocean dec 31 May the warm winds and heaven Blow softly upon your house. May the great spirit bless All who enter there. May your moccasins make Happy tracks in many snows. And may the rainbow Always touch your shoulder. (Cherokee Prayer)
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I recently posted this proposed Forgiveness Ritual on a site for a group I am involved in at interspiritualwisdom.org, as it was requested of us to contribute something utilizing Ed Bastian’s conceptualizations around interspiritual meditation, ritual, and/or other practices. I thought I would post it here as well. Enjoy! A Proposed Interspiritual Ritual for Working […]
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Forgiveness during the Holidays This morning I had the good fortune of being a guest on Dr. Leon Dickerson’s radio show called Mental Health for Better Living on WHCR-90.3FM in New York (9 to 9:30am EST). The radio show focuses on family life, spiritual life, and the community and we spoke about forgiveness and its importance, […]
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This photo was taken on a Santa Barbara beach at sunset. It makes me think of the integration of opposites, pairing of shadow and light, earth and sky and all of the elements in a beautiful, alchemical dance. The bird looks like the image of an angel, with the way the light shines off to either […]
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May our hearts be illuminated
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“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting over and over announcing your place in the family of things.” Mary Oliver
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The Santa Barbara Response Network (SBRN) has set up two Compassion Centers in Isla Vista through Saturday. Volunteers are sought who wish to reach out to the Isla Vista community. For those who wish to volunteer and who have not had PFA training, here are two trainings: Time: Thursday 9-11am or Friday 3-5pm (attend either […]
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To all the mothers of this earth To Mother Earth To all of those who “mother” others, regardless of biological relation To the compassionate mothering of ourselves as each and every one us engages in self-care practices To our spiritual mothers who grace all of the many spiritual traditions of our shared world To the […]
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Dear All, Please see our article entitled Facing Invisible Dragons: An East-West Discussion on Finding Meaning With a Sibling With Developmental Disability. It is in the April issue of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology (DOI: 10.1177/0022167813491632). www.sagepublications.com Juliet and Betty
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare On a contemplative walk through the gardens at Mercy Center last fall, I took a photograph of a rose with my cell phone camera. My husband, James, then painted his impression of it. How wonderful […]
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