“Gay spirituality is better than any other” – the reporter desperately wanted me to endorse his belief. I wasn’t going there. Righteous spiritual segregation is antithetical to the idea of a spiritual journey. So where does spirituality for LGBTQ people connect with the human family and the Holy? Our normative story usually includes experiencing bullying, [...]
Browsing the archives for the Oneness with Self & Creation category
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
23 Feb 11
“For the first time in 42 years my voice is free.” Transformative words from a Libyan freedom protester in Benghazi. That truth is liberating. Her courage to claim her voice is inspiring. This Libyan woman challenges each of us to courageously claim our voice. Your voice is too important to be devalued in any way…Our circumstances of being enclosed or penned down may be different than that of courageous Libyans. But like them our own lives are at stake in the courage and choices we make about letting our voice speak or sing.
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Posted in Active Being, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Trusting Your Voice
Tagged Apartheid, Benghazi, Breaking out of Enclosures, Claiming Your Voice, CNN, Freedom and Human Dignity, Libya, Libyan protesters, National Public Radio, Oneness with others, Personal Transformation, Spirituality & Society, Wake Up For Life!
Tagged Apartheid, Benghazi, Breaking out of Enclosures, Claiming Your Voice, CNN, Freedom and Human Dignity, Libya, Libyan protesters, National Public Radio, Oneness with others, Personal Transformation, Spirituality & Society, Wake Up For Life!
22 Feb 11
“Why are you going to a porn show?” I was asked. I’d never thought about Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball concert in those terms. I didn’t know what to think except that I was looking forward to it. This was no porn show. It was a spiritual revival in her very own travelling cathedral. I was [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Love with Abandonment, Oneness with Self & Creation, Spirited Conversations, Trusting Your Voice
Tagged Americano by Lady Gaga, Beliefnet, Lady Gaga, Lady Gaga and Spirituality, Little Monsters, Pop Theology blog, Roman Catholic, Spirituality in America, The New York Times, Vogue
Tagged Americano by Lady Gaga, Beliefnet, Lady Gaga, Lady Gaga and Spirituality, Little Monsters, Pop Theology blog, Roman Catholic, Spirituality in America, The New York Times, Vogue
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
1 Oct 10
Is there a connection between the blessing of animals on St. Francis Day and raging debates about Islam? Francis’ wisdom from the thirteenth century is urgently relevant today. In churches around the United States people will bring their pets and animals to be blessed in honor of the October 4th celebration of his life. In [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Delighting in Delight, Love with Abandonment, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Blessing of Animals, Buddha, Building of Mosques, Francis of Assisi, Interconnection of all, Islam, Oneness with others, Oneness with the earth, Peacemaking, St. Francis Day, The Crusades
Tagged Blessing of Animals, Buddha, Building of Mosques, Francis of Assisi, Interconnection of all, Islam, Oneness with others, Oneness with the earth, Peacemaking, St. Francis Day, The Crusades
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
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
7 Jun 10
Low flying helicopters and guns going off have woken me each morning for the last few weeks. It’s felt like living in a war zone. This battle is being fought by cherry farmers in Eastern Washington trying to save their crops from rain damage. Like the unsuccessful battle to halt the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico it is a jarring reminder of the fragility of our connection with the environment.
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Posted in Active Being, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged BP, Cherry Crops, Environmental Stewardship, Environmental tragedy, Environmentalists, Fragile Ecology, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Organic farming, Yakima Valley
Tagged BP, Cherry Crops, Environmental Stewardship, Environmental tragedy, Environmentalists, Fragile Ecology, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Organic farming, Yakima Valley
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