"'It takes practice and intention to communicate well in the midst of conflict,' says Jes Stoltzfus Buller, MCC U.S. peace education coordinator and author of the curriculum. 'If we can learn to embody healthy dialogue habitually in interpersonal interaction, it will ripple out and affect our communities and society.'" -"Peaceful Practices: A guide to healthy communication in conflict." Mennonite Central Committee. The … Continue reading Peaceful Practices: A Guide To Healthy Communication In Conflict
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Quaker Christ
I started reading a number of books on Quakerism years ago. It started with a book on simplicity, which approached the topic from a Quaker perspective. Eventually, I started attending an unprogrammed Quaker Meeting. An unprogrammed Quaker meeting is a religious service where everyone sits quietly, typically in a circle, and waits. You are open … Continue reading Quaker Christ
The Poor Man Sells Peace
The central idea of Buddhism is that human beings are driven by ego which tends to be dissatisfied, or when satisfied, fears change, which always comes. But, we can always choose to be satisfied, to walk our path and accept what comes our way. It's wanting things our way that creates karma, or things we're … Continue reading The Poor Man Sells Peace
The Temple of LiLoLa
From Catholicism, I learned the value of ritual, religious practice and the power of story to shape our understanding of the world. Years after hearing a homily from one Sunday, I still think of the need to leave a series of empty tombs. The resurrection applies not to some afterlife, it applies to this one, … Continue reading The Temple of LiLoLa
Hiroshima Day
On August 6th, 1945, the first use of a nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of Hiroshima killed more than 80,000 people immediately and thousands more over the years died from the effects of the radiation from this weapon. After 78 years, the bombs detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain the only use of nuclear … Continue reading Hiroshima Day
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