Category Archives: speak and listen with love
The Return
It’s funny: I’ve had this blog title floating around in my head for months now. I thought the title was going to be referring to my return to Meeting for Worship after my hip surgery. It’s not, though: it’s about … Continue reading
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Integrity and Right Speech
The slogan I pulled for today is: “I take up the way of speaking truthfully.” which was one of my Precept vows. As a Quaker, we have a Testimony of Integrity that has its roots in Jesus’s command to “let your yea … Continue reading
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Parable (based on a dream)
Each spring, there would be war between the village shepherds and the wolf-men. Each spring, the village shepherds would watch in fury as the wolf-men would steal their sheep. Each spring, many would die: villagers and wolf-men alike. One spring, … Continue reading
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A Gathered Popcorn Meeting
Shortly after I became a regular attender at my Monthly Meeting, I heard infamous tales about Popcorn Meetings for Worship. I remember in particular hearing about a terrible Meeting for Worship my Friends had attended once in D.C., where an … Continue reading
My Introduction as a Buddhist Quaker
It’s been a long time since my last post. The last couple of months have been emotionally draining for me, leaving me with little energy to do anything but the necessary. And I haven’t felt that zinging prod from God … Continue reading
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Bayard Rustin
I’d like to share with you a perspective-changing experience I had a few weeks ago. This experience was so deep and profound that I doubt my ability to share it fully and in an understandable, linear fashion. The catalyst for … Continue reading
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Gifts from Unexpected People
I’ve been a bit depressed this week about my JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis). I saw my rheumatologist on Wednesday, and he confirmed what I’ve been suspecting: that my jaw joints are swollen. This means that I have to wear anti-inflammatory … Continue reading
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Responsibility
At last Meeting for Worship, the state of the economy was mentioned several times, always followed by comments like “their greed”, “they put us into this mess”, “they allowed their greed to overwhelm them”, “they”, “they”, “they”. By the end … Continue reading
Stir Up Love: A Slogan Post
Today’s slogan is: Stir up love instead of stir up trouble. (Liz Opp) This has me feeling distinctly uncomfortable. My instinct upon seeing this one was to remove it from my slogans deck. But what would be the point of … Continue reading
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