Summer Light – by JoyAnne O’Donnell
The blue sky sings with the summer's flowers
white daisies the color of clouds wonders
the sand so soft blessing us
freeing our spirit's bus
to rest and revive
to wonder and survive.
BOXING UP THE SELF
Resistance really is futile! I spent much of my life resisting the way the world operates: a seemingly impervious place where people are in general, ground down. But I haven’t won peace of mind...
HaTikvah – by Aviva Derenowski
The Israeli national hymn is called “Hatikvah” which translates as “The Hope.” It expresses the hope of the Jewish people to settle in Israel, and make it their home, after an exile of two...
Buoyed by a Bloom – by Anne Peek
I was startled into hope by a sturdy bloom. In a murky week filled with fatigue, overwhelm and heartache, I bought a small pot of Gerbera daisies, bright raspberry red to cheer me up....
Moving Forward to My New Self
There is a saying when we are sick or going through an emotional time that we'll be back to our old selves in no time. I am learning now that what is really happening is...
Picked Up and Moved Sometimes is What We Need
Struggling to cross the vast expanse of concrete, an earthworm was attempting to cross the sidewalk. He was inching along, but forward progress was difficult. This little guy is made for smooth dirt, not...
A Web of Suffering and Love
From the Book
RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War
By William T. Hathaway
RADICAL PEACE presents the experiences of peace activists in the USA, Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan, the true stories of people working for peace in unconventional,...
Don’t Look Back
Sometimes, in my dreams, I am in a New York deli eating a hot pastrami on rye. I am in my twenties, and I can eat as many half-sour pickles as I want without...
Hineni. Your call to the Divine is a response to the call of the...
In the Old Testament story, when Isaac was called by God, he answered, “Hineni.” Translated from the Hebrew, hineni means, “Here I am, for you called me.”
In the Bible, the word hineni is used...