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New Eyes, New Vision
Carol Harley I recently turned 60, and immediately got in line for cataract surgery. My eyesight had become much worse in the past few years. It was time. And I was fortunate to be able to sign up for multifocal lens implants, which held the promise of 20/20 vision. To a girl who has worn […]
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Dunk, Dunk, Brew
Carol Harley As I paddle through summer heat and humidity, the freshness of April’s workshop continues to reverberate. I cherish the people who showed up! (see Facebook pictures here) and the work we did together as part of the At The Crossroads of Environmental and Social Justice five-day immersion in the Work That Reconnects. I loved the leadership […]
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On Not Knowing
by Michael Rice It was an hour-and-a-half before sunset on a mild Fall afternoon. I was heading down a moderate hillside on a lumber road from the top of Woolman Hill in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in an easterly direction. At the near horizon was another ridge, covered with trees up the entire slope of that ridge. […]
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The Little Door–A Gathering Reflection
Michael Rice The meeting house at Woolman Hill in Deerfield, Massachusetts, is an ancient historical structure brought to this Quaker Conference Center from its original location in North Dartmouth, where it had served as the Quaker Meeting House for two centuries but had lost its congregants some decades ago. In order to preserve this historical […]
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Two Days Later — A Gathering Reflection
Rosalie Anders Two days after the Gathering, I found myself in the Massachusetts State House with a list of legislators to lobby for a bill to divest the state pension fund from fossil fuels, and a response form. Each time I paused to open another big oak door to another legislator’s office, I fought the […]
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Following the Spiral with the Hartford-area Support Group
The Hartford, CT support group is a fertile space this year! We are thrilled to have kindred folks from western New York joining us as we practice together, and as they gain ideas for seeding their own group in their home area. Each two-hour meeting follows the Spiral and includes a meal. We begin with […]
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Nine Graduates of the Second Earth Leadership Cohort Join the Earth Leadership Community
by Lisa Galinski of the first Earth Leadership Cohort “Learn to live your life with all your heart, and All your soul and all your mind and Learn to love all humankind As you would love yourself. We’ve got happy lives to live We’ve got open arms to give We’ve got hope down deep […]
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