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Thursday, March 02, 2023

Mary-Frances Winters - 4E Model of Inclusion

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Exposure Experience Education Empathy Then audit / scan for Effectiveness. Winters Group - Inclusion Solution

Everyday Grace (poem) - Stella Nesanovich

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It can happen like that: meeting at the market, buying tires amid the smell of rubber, the grating sound of jack hammers and drills, anywher...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Meditation - Isn't This Surprising? - David Steindl Rast

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Tonight’s meditation come to us from David Steindl Rast, a 96 year-old author, scholar, and Benedictine monk.  He offers, “we [need to] wake...

For Joy by Jan Richardson (poem)

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  You can prepare but still it will come to you by surprise crossing through your doorway calling your name in greeting turning like a child...

Chalice lighting - Kristin Famula

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  (quoted parts from “The Aesthetics of Joy”)   “Research shows that small bursts of positive emotion  can help reset the body…” “can reset ...
Monday, December 12, 2022

Oppression

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 Last Friday, I received a check to pay me for 8 years of work that I did but was paid less than a man working at the same level. The check ...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Become a lighthouse (poem) by John Roedel

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after you survive your storm you simply must try to become a lighthouse my love, your scars are meant to burn so bright that they will help ...
Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Speed (poem) - Lynn Ungar

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One thing you might love is the way all things move, the varied pulse that drives beings to grow. The moss creeps forward season by season, ...
Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Driving Meditation

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 [Tapping forehead] I am smart and can bring value if I stay present. [Tapping right cheekbone] I can stay present and accept what's her...
Monday, November 07, 2022

Searching

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 I crumpled into tears at Sunday Chatter last week. V.B. Price was doing the spoken word portion. He read his Christmas poems for this year....
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Grounding (meditation) by Jess Reynolds

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On my worst days, it is gravity I am most grateful for: the way the earth pulls at me from her core, yearns for me, keeps me pressed tightly...

Why am I here?

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  Because I signed up.  Because I sign up. Because I need help and support living well, finding meaning.  Because I find meaning here. Becau...
Saturday, October 01, 2022

Brave

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I've been listening to a lot of We Can Do Hard Things podcast with Glennon Doyle. And re-reading Untamed.  I think I just haven't be...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Not OK

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I'm feeling itchy and unsatisfied and panicked. Maybe I am unhappy. Maybe I don't know how to be happy. Maybe I only show up as myse...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Mediation to Reduce Bias and Increase Compassion

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  Jose Maresma Gear Up for Fitness 1. Emotional Awareness 2. Decentering from Negative Thought Patterns 3. Loving Kindness 4. Mindful Media ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

We Hold Hope Close (poem) by Theresa Soto

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In this community, we hold hope close. We don’t always know what comes next, but that cannot dissuade us. We don’t always know just what to ...

Making Peace (poem) by Denise Levertov

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  A voice from the dark called out,              ‘The poets must give us imagination of peace, to oust the intense, familiar imagination of ...
Sunday, September 11, 2022

Call to Worship (prayer) - the Rev. Bob LaVallee

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I know that you wish the work was done And you, with everyone you have ever loved, were on a distant shore, safe and unafraid. But remember ...
Monday, September 05, 2022

"For One Who Holds Power" - A Leadership Prayer - John O'Donahue

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May the gift of leadership awaken in you as a vocation, Keep you mindful of the providence that calls you to serve. As high over the mountai...
Saturday, August 27, 2022

Steadied By Each Other (prayer) - Soul Matters

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Pulled in many directions by the demands of our days, we light this chalice to remind us of the still point deep inside. Made unsteady by th...
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