Subject: When history turns
When history turns
August 9th, 2023 at 1:34 pm EDTDear Friend, Where do we start our stories? The answers influence how we see ourselves and what solutions we attempt to create in the world. The common story as to the origins of Climate change is the Industrial Revolution. I (and many many oth ...
New podcast! Europe's transition from "pagan" to Christian
July 29th, 2023 at 11:00 am EDTEpisode 29 - The shift from paganism to Christianity in Northern Europe: A Conversation with Prof Carole Cusack Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Google podcast Listen now The missionaries/soldiers destroy ...
Cool images for you!
July 22nd, 2023 at 11:00 am EDTHi Friend, This weekend, I am delighted to share with you some really cool images and invite you to engage with them with us. I hope you enjoy this low-key, fun, 5-minute activity in the midst of your weekend! Here’s the survey! Here's the bac ...
We are coming to Chicago for the Parliament of World Religions
July 15th, 2023 at 11:00 am EDTHi Friend, Last night we had a tornado warning. Tornadoes are not normal in this part of the world. We were on the edge of the tornado: high winds, hail, serious rain. Minor flooding in our area.I decided not to go out with friends. Instead, I ...
When "Discovery" shapes our lives
July 8th, 2023 at 11:00 am EDTHi Friend, One of the (many) great questions that came up in last Tuesday's Fourth of July webinar ,Getting Real about the Roots of Democracy, where I was so delighted to be joined by Dr. Monty Hill and Kristine Hill, was: How did the Doctrine ...
Last chance to register: July 4 webinar
July 3rd, 2023 at 12:07 pm EDTHi Friend, Join me as we explore the governance, peacekeeping, and storytelling about the truth of democracy and our July 4 shared history tomorrow, 4th of July, at 1 pm est for Getting Real about the Roots of Democracy webinar. I will be join ...
Uncovering the Roots of Democracy: Join us in creating deeper meanings around America's "Independence Day"
June 30th, 2023 at 11:14 am EDTHi Friend, I write this email as I travel out of a gathering on indigenous peacemaking in Vancouver Island, Canada. Many beautiful teachings were shared. I was honored to be asked by one of the indigenous organizers to share some of the ways to ...
Summer solstice blessings: finding samanvaya
June 22nd, 2023 at 3:16 pm EDTHi Friend, When the sun stands Still : Solstice, both Summer and Winter, is a long moment. Several days when it feels like the rising of the Sun is moving neither north nor south, but pausing. The summer solstice is like that moment between the i ...
Aging. Climate. Changing.
June 10th, 2023 at 9:00 am EDTHi Friend, Can we talk about growing older amidst late-stage capitalism? a friend asked me as we shared tea amidst the haze of wildfire smoke blowing south from Canada into our home in New York. My friend and I are both in our early forties, wit ...
Burning for eco-cultural revitalization
May 31st, 2023 at 5:23 pm EDTHi Friend, New podcast episode on cultural burning! First: just to be clear, this episode has nothing to do with Burning Man. That's a really, really, different thing. Burning here refers to indigenous practices of cultural burning. Cultural ...