Sankofa can mean either the word in the Akan language of Ghana that translates in English to “go back and take” (Sanko- go back, fa- take) or the Asante Adinkra symbol. A cloth supporting Adinkra symbols is termed an “Adinkra cloth” and has its own particular uses and meanings. As a young woman in the…
“It almost killed me to do so, but I kept my mouth shut….” Tell us about a situation in which you found you had to just shut up, or you’d be in really big trouble, one way or another, or just a big bore, or unkind. For John Flinn, it was that no place is…
Yesterday the main retreat ended as Sogyal Rinpoche urged us to integrate the beautiful teachings on Wisdom and Compassion into our lives and the three-day extension begins as the weather turns nippier, darker, and a tad stormy with clouds over the vast expanse of Clear Lake. Yesterday, too, I slipped away to visit a dear…
I’ve been tagged for this meme by Hal Manogue (Living an Ordinary Life in a Non-Ordinary Way) and Dani Greer. I’m tagging Janet Muirhead Hill, author and publisher and Velda Brotherton, author and video star, Susan J. Tweit, and Alethea Eason, brilliant children’s author of the new book “Hungry.”Here are my answers to this blog…
November 23rd through December 2nd…that’s where I am…and then three more days for the extention retreat. All of this, in the ballroom of the Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa on the shores of beautiful Clear Lake (California’s largest self-enclosed lake). I’ve traveled from St. Louis back to one of my homes and it feels good…
Here is that wise woman extraordinaire Judy Tart’s grounds-eye view of the groundswell movement, bioneering….JGR ________________________________________ Judy Tart, on vacation in Valley of Fire, Nevada This year I went to the Bioneers conference in Marin for the first time, out of curiosity to see what they were up to and what I might learn or…
Tinka Friend, a Unitarian Universalist in Southern California and editor of the newsletter “Serenity” writes us this note from her part of the world. –JGR _________________ Now that all the wildfires surrounding us have died down and we can breathe again… I just finished the November and December issues of “Serenity.” I already had half…
If you could choose some aspect of your personality to improve…and all it took was taking a pill, what would you choose? Choose something fun. Pig-headedness, say? Tell us the trait you’d like pills developed for to make you just a little bit nicer to be around. Just don’t make me agree with you. At…
J.J. Murphy, naturalist For a half-century, writer and passionate naturalist JJ Murphy, has been providing nature programs, original curricula, articles, product reviews, books and open discussion to children and eco-aware adults across the USA. She lives in Harriman, NY.Creative Content for Your Nature Endeavors….Since I live blocks from Forest Park in St. Louis, I can…
The presentations from H.H. Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Emory University to commemorate his installation as Presidential Distinguished Professor are all available online, in video streaming format. Click here. His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Emory University My friend Elaine writes that her son, who was there, particularly recommends the “Summit on Religion, Conflict and…