Reckoning with War
Dear Friends of Saint Louis Mindfulness Sangha, The first of the five wonderful mindfulness trainings emphasizes cultivating reverence for life. The original version of the 12th precept of the Order of Interbeing reads: “Do not…
Author: Mark J. Chmiel
Share the Wealth: “Quiero ver” (Let me see), with Ale Vazquez
“There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried.” Oscar A. Romero I will be reflecting on a semester in El Salvador during which I learned how to love others…
Improv #4
Improv Wisdom Writing Class Thursday 13 March 2014 Class #4 Reflections 1. How to lovely to think that no one need wait a minute; we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that…
Share the Wealth: We Are Multitudes: A Life in Nursing, with Lucy Hedges and Tasha Morris
For our next Share the Wealth, Lucy Hedges and Tasha Morris will share stories, reflections and questions about the life path they have taken in the field of nursing. Tasha majored in nursing and minored…
Holding It All
At a break during our all-day strategy meeting Yasmin told me She never felt more hopeless Than when she walked the roads of Rafah (Ruins to the left Rubble to the right) And all the…
One Thought after Another
Did K’s friend commit suicide in California? Were Courtney and Lindsay just now talking about Colleen? (You eavesdropper!) Will someone read aloud tonight and pop the balloon? Am I going to write another anaphoral litany?…
Moments
Friday 6 December 2013 Dear Eileen Thank you for being real In an unreal time Is it Death breathing down your neck Or just another terrifying episode to the ER 1/8th step forward 40 meters…
Right is Might
Secretary of State John Kerry asserted About Russia’s behavior in Crimea: “It is not appropriate to invade a country And at the end of a barrel of a gun Dictate what you are trying to…
Say Yes! A Google Chat with Lindsay Sihilling
Mark Chmiel: Hey Linz lindsay sihilling: hey mfc Mark Chmiel: Here’s the exercise.Choose a person you are close to for this exercise in which one person gives and the other receives. Person A says to…
Lineage
From Markel to Zinovy From Zinovy to Alyosha From Alyosha to Kolya From Kolya to Cab From Cab to me From me to Eileen From Eileen to Adah From Adah to a world filled with…