Friday, May 19, 2017

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Spirituality, Sexuality & the Meaning of Trump and Brexit


Mark Argent, the former Chair of the Cambridge Liberal Democratic Party, talks about his United Reform Church roots, spiritual direction East and West, LGBT spirituality, and the meaning of Trump and Brexit.

Argent was UK’s Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hertford and Stortford, plus is an Elder in the United Reform Church. He has trained in spiritual direction and has conducted spiritual retreats both in the UK and in East Asia. His range of interests include the creative arts particularly music and painting, spirituality, and psychoanalytically-informed approaches to society, organisations and politics.

Links:

Mark Argent’s site

Liberal Democratic Party (UK)

Ignation Spirituality

Group Relations Explained

Diversity and Spirituality Network


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Friday, May 12, 2017

Husbands' Lament


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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

"About US" - A Foundation Story


Cindy Franklin interviews Angelo John Lewis, the co-founder of the Diversity and Spirituality Network. Lewis talks about his own mixed race identity and his eclectic spiritual journey.  He explains his understanding of the Sound Current and experience with groups such as the Movement of Spiritual Awareness and the Emissaries of the Divine Light. He ends by sharing his vision for the Diversity and Spirituality Network.

Links:

Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness

Emissaries of the Divine Light

Dialogues Circle

Diversity and Spirituality Network

Network Events


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Wednesday, May 03, 2017

"Shared Mystery" - the Unifying Thread


Philosopher F. Samuel Brainard previews his new book, “Reality’s Fugue,” and explores the unifying thread between diverse religious and scientific perspectives. He explores the critical role of philosophy in today’s discourse and what he sees as the built-in limitations of both religion and science.

Links:

Reality’s Fugue Website

Diversity and Spirituality Network


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Thursday, April 27, 2017

"Spirituality is the River"


Rene Molenkamp, one of the founding members of the Diversity and Spirituality Network, speaks about his Jesuit training, facilitating Ignatian t retreats, the importance of silence, and how group relations can impact spiritual awareness. He also talks about the impact of his involvement in the Diversity and Spirituality Network, how he deals with a tumultuous political environment, and his upcoming spirituality workshop.


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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Feathered family with new eggs on bridge abutment


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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Duck on a bridge abutment, nursing her young, waterfall crashing around her.


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Spirituality and Business


Jim DeLuca, the general manager of Rochester New York’s Abundance Cooperative Market talks the integration of spirituality and business, the “triple bottom line” and food coops, and his personal spiritual practice. He also shares his experience in the Spirit and Business Global Institute, the Omega Institute and the Mankind Project.

Links:

Mankind Project
Spirit in Business
Vipassina (wikipedia entry)


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Thursday, April 06, 2017

Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Travels with Greesh


Psychologist Greesh Sharma on Hinduism, the Indian diaspora, and how travel has both  broadened and humbled him. He shares his critiques of contemporary psychological practice, and the limits of politics and religion. He explains why he formed the Vanaprastha Corp, a group of serves victims of the Hindu diaspora around the world. 

Sharma’s most recent book is Mental Health Survival Guide; For Individuals and Families of Indian Origin.

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Friday, March 31, 2017

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Angelic Chalk Art...


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"Code" - Day 4 - ThirtyPoemsinThirtyDays

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Monday, March 27, 2017

Psychology and Spirituality


Psychologist David Stern talks about the journey that led him to integrate spirituality into his psychotherapy practice, provides some examples of what that looks like, and specific pycho-spiritual issues common to the Jewish community.


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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Joint pain! Try Tumerick


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Monday, March 13, 2017

Tree stub art...


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Word art found in photographer Gary San Pietro's bathroom: http://ift.tt/2mlYtnX


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Saturday, March 11, 2017

Scenes from Santa Day in New York December 2016


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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Art meets nature...


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Monday, February 06, 2017

Wonderful sign on a friend's lawn in my town.


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Friday, January 20, 2017

"Tell how you really feel" Department...


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Friday, January 13, 2017

Melting ice, flowing downstream...


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Zapata - from exhibition of Mexican revolutionary art. Painting by Siquelres.


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Friday, December 30, 2016

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Thursday, December 08, 2016

Photo of Malcolm X, speaking to an audience of Black Muslims, taken in 1963 by Gordon Parks.


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Iconic photo by Earnest C. Withers, 1968. Powerful...


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Universalist Unitarian bumper in Titusville NJ


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Yours truly, "back in the day,,,~


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Sunday, December 04, 2016

Come to my performance. Live or on Periscope or Facebook Live. Be there or be square!


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Chapel Hill, NC


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Friday, November 18, 2016

My beloved MBTs, ready for walking...


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Sunday, November 13, 2016

This old guys seen a few seasons. Wonder if he'll sprout leaves come spring?


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Tree with character.


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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Household object with concentric circles.


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Emmanuel Lewis on a break from playing ball. This dad watching his son play=priceless!


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Autumn leaves on the towpath near my home.


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Saturday, October 08, 2016

My go-to canvas bag, brought this summer in Chinatown, LA.


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Monday, September 05, 2016

No wifi issues in this house. Taken on an Amish country road.


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Sunday, September 04, 2016

The sky above Amish country.


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Saturday, September 03, 2016

Monday, August 22, 2016

Iron fish, descending.


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Sunday, July 03, 2016

Field of lavender


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Field of lavender


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Saturday, June 11, 2016

Are you in LA, today, June 11? Are you mixed race or culture or...

Selfie!


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Selfie!


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Shrine Icon found in a Thai restaurant in Los Angeles.


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Sunday, April 03, 2016

Rolling home ...


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Sunday, January 24, 2016

Dog with snow mustache


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Friday, January 01, 2016

Happy New Year, Baby Boy!


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