Tag Archives: Peace
Reflections on Humanity #2
September 17, 2015
Today I was at Hauptbahnhof, Vienna’s main train session and my impressions were similar to those I experienced at Westbahnhof the previous day. Everything was orderly. There were abundant volunteers cooking and serving meals and playing with kids … Continue reading
FollowReflections Upon Humanity #3
What a night and what an immersion into the refugee situation! About 1am as we were concluding a beautiful circle in which friends were expressing their exhaustion and their learnings from the past two weeks of intensity, we received news … Continue reading
Remove Mutual Enmity ~ Imam Ali
“To remove mutual enmity, ill-feeling and hatred is better than recommended prayers and fasting.”
~ Imam Ali written to Imam Husayn and Hasan. (from “letter 47”)
Social Healing and the Greater Self ~ Judith Thompson
Part 1: Social Healing as an Evolutionary Paradigm
Part 2: Suffering with Others as a Path of Liberation
Part 3: Paradox of Compassion
Part 4: How Self Healing Makes Compassion Possible
Part 5: How Our Stories Impact Our Ability to Grow
Reflections of Peacemaking
This past weekend I had an amazing experience at a Peacemaker Retreat with James O’Dea in Crestone Colorado. While I have known of James’ work for some time and have known that I would someday meet him and experience … Continue reading
James O’Dea’s Peacemaker’s Booklist
This is a list of books recommended by James O’Dea in preparation for the May 2011 Peacemakers retreat. Check out James’ website for lots of good resources.
The Empathic Civilization by Jeremy Rifkin
The Age of Empathy by Franz de Waal
Leading through … Continue reading
Your Call to Be Peacemaker
This is a retreat that I will be attending next month. Having heard and read about James’ work for a long time, I am looking forward to being in a retreat with him.
U. S. Peace Index
A new report by Institute for Economics and Peace ranks the fifty sates by their level of peacefulness as defined by five indicators:
Number of homicides per 100,000 people;
Number of violent crimes per 100,000 people;
Number of jailed population per 100,000 people;
Number … Continue reading