Peace

A meditation gnome in a garden with purple flowers in the foreground - beauty in the present moment, making it a wonderful moment — Present Moment, Wonderful Moment
Living in the Present Moment In Bone Crossed, by Patricia Briggs, the main character, Mercy Thompson, is captured […]

June 29, 2019 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged Peace / Present Moment / Thich Nhat Hanh by Barbara Stevens

A field of wildflowers all unique and beautiful - the flower communion developed by norbert capek — Flower Communion
Communion and Community We Unitarian Universalists have few rituals of our own. The Flower Communion, created in 1923 […]

June 8, 2019 in Reflections on Holidays tagged Eucharist / Flower Communion / Freedom / Justice / Love / Norbert Capek / Peace by Barbara Stevens

Memorial Day and the Waging of Peace
Memorial Day and Remembrance On Memorial Day, we remember. We remember war, death, and those we love. We […]

May 25, 2019 in Reflections on Holidays tagged Fred Rogers / Freedom / Love / Memorial Day / Peace / Statue of Liberty by Barbara Stevens

Joy that Saves

The Saving Nature of Joy Joy can save the world. If we were all joyful, there’d be no […]

September 15, 2018 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged Joy / Meditation / Peace / Resilience / Stillness by Barbara Stevens

Moments of Clarity

Our Moments of Clarity The phrase moment of clarity is common in twelve-step circles. Such a moment is […]

April 14, 2018 in Recovery Skills tagged Choose life / Moments of Clarity / Peace / Recovery / transformation by Barbara Stevens