Have you cheered the death of Osama Bin Laden? His death is a singularly cathartic time for Americans. Is a more profound human cheering at play? I joined the cheering as I sat riveted by the TV images of crowds spontaneously gathering at the White House and Ground Zero when Bin Laden’s death was announced. [...]
Browsing the archives for the Everyday Goodness & Kindness category
18 Apr 11
To be free of a narrow consciousness is the invitation of Passover. I’m not Jewish but the rituals and journey of Passover restore my balance and also disrupt my spiritual positioning system. It’s about freedom from those things that constrain us being human.
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Exodus from Egypt, Freedom for, Freedom From, Human Trafficking, Medicare reform, Mitzrayim, Oneness, Oneness with others, Passover, Polishing the World, Progressive Spiriutality, Repairing the World, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality for Daily Living, Spirituality in America, Tikkun Olam, Wake Up For Life!
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Exodus from Egypt, Freedom for, Freedom From, Human Trafficking, Medicare reform, Mitzrayim, Oneness, Oneness with others, Passover, Polishing the World, Progressive Spiriutality, Repairing the World, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality for Daily Living, Spirituality in America, Tikkun Olam, Wake Up For Life!
16 Mar 11
The earthquake, tsunami, human devastation and nuclear crisis in Japan are God answering prayer. Really? This bizarre interpretation is being circulated on YouTube by Pamela who says “I am so overjoyed” that God answers prayers directly. Is this pure craziness? It is the antithesis of compassion and spirituality. I find this this view to be [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Christianity Today, CNN, Compassion, Compassion and Spirituality, Compassion for Others, Fox News, Japanese Earthquake, Japanese Tsunami, Jerry Falwell, John Hagee, Love, Love and Compassion, Pat Robertson, Relief workers, Robert V. Taylor, Steven Keillor, Tamar Boehm, tamtampamela, Wake Up For Life!, Your voice of compassion, YouTube
Tagged Christianity Today, CNN, Compassion, Compassion and Spirituality, Compassion for Others, Fox News, Japanese Earthquake, Japanese Tsunami, Jerry Falwell, John Hagee, Love, Love and Compassion, Pat Robertson, Relief workers, Robert V. Taylor, Steven Keillor, Tamar Boehm, tamtampamela, Wake Up For Life!, Your voice of compassion, YouTube
2 Dec 10
The holiday season is filled with images that either enclose us with stress or offer new insights on being fully alive. There is much to be gleaned for your journey from several traditions. As we approach the longest and darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere the festivities of Chanukah and Diwali are [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Connecting with Your Imagination, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation
Tagged Angel to-do-lists, Chanukak, Compassion, Diwali, Festival of Lights, Gift giving, Gleaning from Spiritual Traditions, Hindu, Holiday Stress, Holidays, Jewish, Kadosh, Oneness of all things, Ron Wolfson, Spirituality in America
Tagged Angel to-do-lists, Chanukak, Compassion, Diwali, Festival of Lights, Gift giving, Gleaning from Spiritual Traditions, Hindu, Holiday Stress, Holidays, Jewish, Kadosh, Oneness of all things, Ron Wolfson, Spirituality in America
20 Sep 10
Is peace possible? Across the world people are observing International Day of Peace on September 21. We participate in polishing the world by cultivating and practicing peace in our lives. The trinity of reconciling peace – peace within, peace among and peace between – is possible. Peace Within. We’re each made in the imagination of [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Buddhist Happinness, Charter for Compassion, Christ and Peacemakers, Desmond M. Tutu, Hebrew tradiiton of peace, International Day of Peace, Oneness with others, Peace, peace among, peace between, peace within, Rumi, Tikkun Olam, Unity FM, Well being of all
Tagged Buddhist Happinness, Charter for Compassion, Christ and Peacemakers, Desmond M. Tutu, Hebrew tradiiton of peace, International Day of Peace, Oneness with others, Peace, peace among, peace between, peace within, Rumi, Tikkun Olam, Unity FM, Well being of all
16 Jul 10
Can 67 minutes make a difference? The organizers of Mandela Day believe that 67 minutes of compassionate action is one way to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday on July 18th. It’s not about the minutes. It is about keeping the remarkable legacy of this iconic man alive. It is about the human connection. Nelson Mandela turns [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged 67 minutes of service, Becoming Fully Human, Compassion in Action, Genersoity of spirit, Invictus the movie, Leadership, Mandela Day, Mantra for leaders, Nelson Mandela, The Human Calculation, Trevor Huddleston
Tagged 67 minutes of service, Becoming Fully Human, Compassion in Action, Genersoity of spirit, Invictus the movie, Leadership, Mandela Day, Mantra for leaders, Nelson Mandela, The Human Calculation, Trevor Huddleston
29 Jun 10
Who we are, is reflected in how we feast and approach food. It mirrors our spirit and how we engage with life. The sights and sounds of cherry pickers harvesting this year’s crop have expanded my awareness about this. The cherry pickers have invited me to new delight about the oneness that a spirituality of [...]
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Posted in Delighting in Delight, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Oneness with Self & Creation, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Bodegas, Cherry Harvest, Cherry pickers, Delight and generosity, Eastern Washington, Ecology of Food, Ecosystem, Ecosytem, Farmers, Farmers Markets, Food & Feasting, Mindfulness, Oneness with others, Oneness with the earth, Safeway, Seasonal workers, Seattle, Spiritual practices, Spirituality of Feasting, Spirituality of Food, Taco trucks, Whole Foods
Tagged Bodegas, Cherry Harvest, Cherry pickers, Delight and generosity, Eastern Washington, Ecology of Food, Ecosystem, Ecosytem, Farmers, Farmers Markets, Food & Feasting, Mindfulness, Oneness with others, Oneness with the earth, Safeway, Seasonal workers, Seattle, Spiritual practices, Spirituality of Feasting, Spirituality of Food, Taco trucks, Whole Foods
27 May 10
Is life better because of you? Are you aware of how your own life is better because of others? A blog conversation between Robert V. Taylor and Ginny Hutchinson. Ginny is the Co- Author, along with Cathy Haffner, of BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU. RVT: Since first reading Better Because of You, I have become more [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Connecting with Your Imagination, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Better Because of You, Cathy Haffner, Compassion & Action, David Dawkins, Fortune 100 Executives, Ginny Hutchinson, Happiness is contaigous, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Making Life Better, Mindful Relationships, Seeds of Compassion, Spirituality for Daily Living
Tagged Better Because of You, Cathy Haffner, Compassion & Action, David Dawkins, Fortune 100 Executives, Ginny Hutchinson, Happiness is contaigous, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Making Life Better, Mindful Relationships, Seeds of Compassion, Spirituality for Daily Living
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