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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
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“Is This Gonna Work?” Bowing Journal 12/11/13

Bowing Journal 12/11/13 I have a bad cold, so really bundled up today before heading out to do my bowing:  2 nuggets from today:    The power of a kind word: “I’m glad you have some sun for your bowing today!” said a pleasant looking man after stopping briefly to read my sign.  What makes it […]

Sunday, November 3, 2013
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9/11-11/9 Holocaust: Not Too Late to Heal; FertileHeartedHuman Video

Life has a way of nudging us toward healing in mysterious ways. Three years ago, I proposed the idea of the Turn It Around Project to our Fertile Heart Community, marking November 9 as the Day of Compassion. My intention was to encourage myself and others to channel the lingering grief linked to 9/11 into a force for good. […]

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
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9/11 Bowing Project Journal Entry August 11, 2013

August 11 was a Sunday this year.  I began bowing at my usual spot across the street from Bread Alone bakery.  But minutes after unrollingmy banner I felt I was hiding, being too safe standing there in the shade, apart from the Sunday morning breakfast traffic. So I picked up the easel with the sign and took a […]

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Turning toward the Light, My Sister’s Holiday Gift

Amidst expectations of the holidays, the very air around us is thick with grief. The devastation  of the Newtown tragedy is once again a bewildering mirror of the evil that could be delivered by human hand. And in spite of it all, I’m inviting you to join me in keeping our hearts open, allowing the fountain of tears […]

Thursday, November 1, 2012
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Sister Giant: Being Seen and Heard in the Age of Facebook

I met Marianne Williamson a few weeks ago.  I doubt that anyone in our community needs further introduction, but just in case: Marianne is a much loved spiritual teacher and author of many books. Return to Love is one of her best known works. Marianne and Buddhist scholar Robett Thurman were teaching a workshop a […]

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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Turn It Around Project: Nov 9, Honoring Sanity & Compassion

Are We Still Turning? Tomorrow is November 9, the day we as a community declared The International Day of Compassion last year. I will be honoring the day tomorrow with my Fertile Heart practice, I’ll  go to the Village Green with my sign, wear my T-shirt and engage in  conversation about the ideas that inspired […]