Imagining Forgiveness

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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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 […]

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        

MLK by James Paul Brown   “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King Jr.

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

You may wish to attend a wonderful workshop coming up at La Casa de Maria Sept. 27-29th, facilitated by a very special couple who walk their talk. Here is the description provided as well as the link for registration: Compassion as a Way of Life: Becoming the Bodhisattvas that We Already Are with Radhule Weininger […]

  Photo by Shanthi Bhavana There are almost 4000 citations in the current psychological literature on mindfulness practices and the benefits to emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Extending from the research on mindfulness, there is a burgeoning area of research on Compassionate Care Therapy (CCT) and other compassion-based practices and related topics (i.e., empathy, the […]

  Imagery International’s 5th Conference is coming up very soon. The Magic of Imagery Mercy Center (San Francisco Bay Area) October 4-6, 2013 http://imageryinternational.org/annual-conference/  

≈ A bowl of water On a windowsill Be still In your heart And know This place In silent moments Each day ≈  

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