Comet Neowise has been visiting us recently. A few of us at Sunrise Ranch were on the canal road here last week to view it. We also saw Saturn and Jupiter through Patrick Padden’s telescope, and of course the Big
These words are from the renowned civil rights activist and U.S. Congressman John Lewis, who passed away on Friday, July 17. He was known as the conscience of the Congress and the conscience of the nation. We are one people;
Reciprocity is generally defined as the exchange of something between people or groups of people. The origin of the word means “to return the same way.” We use the word to describe engines with valves that go back and forth.
There are two intriguing books being published currently. The first one is from a pair of scientists, entitled Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity (by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods). Part of the blurb
We’ve become aware that our police force in America has become increasingly militarized. In some cases, its actions have been unchecked and it is abusing citizens and particularly people of color. The awareness of police harassment and violence has spread
This is World Unity Week. There are many wonderful events happening online. Rachel Morrison is very involved in the events. I have the opportunity to make several offerings during the time. We have an opportunity to speak about the origins
I’m on your side, oh, when times get roughAnd friends just can’t be foundLike a bridge over troubled waterI will lay me down ~ Paul Simon We are building a bridge over troubled waters to our collective future. There
In this time of a global pandemic; in this time when there is a light shining on human cruelty, when people around the world are saying, “Enough! No more!”; in this time of a grand uprising of the human spirit,
Sister- and brotherhood require vulnerability and surrender. To have this experience, we have to be able to sustain a sacred mutual space. And that only happens when a person surrenders to something larger than themselves. In that surrender there
The words below are from the song “Because All Men Are Brothers,” recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary and released in 1965. In some ways, it is anachronistic. I’m sure that Tom Glazer, who wrote it, meant to speak of
Here we are, aware of the vastness of the universe in which we live, and aware, also, of the very near presence of Divinity available to us. And every time we open heart and mind to that presence, there it
Seismologists in Brussels are seeing about a 30% to 50% reduction in the ambient seismic noise during this global pandemic. This is due to the cessation of the usual traffic and other human activity. So it has become easier for
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