Posts that remind us how the light gets in and inspire us. Inspiring photos and quotes
Since the political news is depressing (I cannot listen to more lies, racist comments, or distortions), reports of fires on the west coast alarming (climate change is happening and we need to learn to deal with it), and the plight of refugees heart-breaking (what can I say, I feel our Read more…
Sometimes the magic appears in the mundane. Earlier this week I was in my office working when I noticed a shaft of morning light angling towards the cup of pens and pencils on the corner of my desk. It struck me as one of those fleeting moments of luminous beauty Read more…
I had a dream recently about a traumatic time in my adolescence. In the dream events from my past were replaying again (as they have countless times before in my dreams), but this time I did something new, something I didn’t do in real life—I used my voice to speak Read more…
It’s no secret that I love to read. Recently I’ve read a number of books that felt like sparks of light. I love it when something I read makes me want to be a better person, helps me feel like a more compassionate human being, brings me a deeper understanding Read more…
The beautiful prayer below was shared at a Sunday church service by Reverend Ruth MacKenzie. Rev. Ruth traveled to India in January 2015 as a Unitarian human rights witness. She visited a school, Vidhayak Sansad, where young Dalit girls, who are among the poorest of the poor, were educated. Read more…