May 2020 Ploughshare
Click To Download PDF May 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: May 1, 2020
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White Supremacy Culture
White Supremacy CultureWhen I was about 13, I went to lunch with my dad. I don’t remember where it was, exactly; I don’t think it was anywhere we’d been before – just one of many small restaurants near where he was living in Bardonia, NY, about half an hour north and east of New York […]
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Building Memories…
Building Memories…“There are places I’ll rememberAll my life, though some have changedSome forever, not for betterSome have gone, and some remainAll these places had their momentsWith lovers and friends, I still can recallSome are dead, and some are livingIn my life, I’ve loved them all” -John Lennon 1965 The Beatles released this song in 1965, since […]
Continue readingA Piece of Mike’s (re)Open Mind…
A Piece of Mike’s (re)Open Mind… Several people have asked recently about when the church will reopen. While I haven’t consulted with the Board about this specifically, and no one is in a position to predict the future, I think the answer is sometime safely after the self-quarantine rule has been lifted. Although, I suspect it […]
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Change
Change“Whatever IS will be WAS.” Thich Nhat Hanh wrote: “If you suffer, it is not because things are impermanent. It is because you believe things are permanent. When a flower dies, you don’t suffer much, because you understand that flowers are impermanent. But you cannot accept the impermanence of your beloved one, and you suffer […]
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Love, Justice, and ConnectionGreetings, beloveds! How do I even begin?How about here: I am SO PROUD OF US. In the last few weeks of what has been a jarring transition to a disorienting new normal, this community has come together, even as we are physically isolating.The Caring Committee and Karen have been crafting ways to […]
Continue readingWhat Will You Create?
What Will You Create?How are you doing in this moment? Check in with your body, go ahead. This column can wait. What emotions are present? Where do you feel each one in your body? How is your heart feeling today? What do you need? Listen to the wisdom in your body.We’ve entered unprecedented times, my friends. […]
Continue readingA Piece of Mike’s Mind… Socially Distanced
A Piece of Mike’s Mind… Socially DistancedWithout a doubt, direct communication is what I miss most in this quarantined world. I’m becoming adept at Zoom and other online communication platforms, but if I’m honest, there is an essential element missing from those interactions and I don’t much like them. Probably, this just shows my age. I’m […]
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Creativity
CreativityCreate: verb 1. To cause to exist; bring into being. 2. To give rise to; produce 3. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort Our Whole Souul Living theme for the month of April is Creativity. Human beings create art but also community, love, hope, justice, war, violence, more…. We create when we work, cook, speak, clean, sing, make […]
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April 2020 Ploughshare
Click To Download PDF April 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: April 1, 2020
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