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October 19, 2016

Losing Our Illusions

Written by Parker J. Palmer

What if our disenchantment is an opportunity? This moment calls us not to fall backward into cynicism, but to face difficult truths, and to work together to create a new reality.

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October 10, 2016

The Cultivation of Uncertainty

Written by Tod Marshall

In a season of shrill political rhetoric, Washington's poet laureate travels the open road, finding potentiality in the vast landscapes and the communities of his glorious state. Through the arts, he says, we can cultivate a space for the inner life that's at the heart of mystery — and not knowing.

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August 15, 2016

Dealing with Difficult Emotions

Written by Sharon Salzberg

In an anxiety-fueled society, how can we muster the courage to deal head-on with negative emotions? Sharon Salzberg counsels wise action in the face of fear, and mettle in the face of hopelessness.

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August 13, 2016

A Nature That Could Improve the World

Written by Sarah Smarsh

The challenges we fret over as adults are often simple in the eyes of our children. Sarah Smarsh offers an antidote to the vitriol of our politics — through viral videos that illustrate the wisdom of children.

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August 11, 2016

The Spiritual Is Political

Written by Omid Safi

The strength of spirituality lies in the just action it inspires. Omid Safi points to faith as inextricable from the work of bringing about a community of equity and love.

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July 29, 2016

Can We Tell a Different Story?

Written by john a. powell

We find ourselves at a pivotal moment in our history. What kind of path will we choose to forge ahead? john powell calls us to reform old narratives of oppression, violence, and exclusion into something hopeful and new.

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July 28, 2016

A Love that Transcends Trump

Written by Omid Safi

In the face of fear and hatred, it's easy to be a mirror but harder still to hold fast to love and tenderness. Omid Safi calls for a more gritty, luminous love that manifests justice.

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July 26, 2016

Seeing Injustice with Bravery

Written by Sarah Smarsh

It is a privilege to feel that this is a time of unusual turmoil. Sarah Smarsh points at our responsibility in this revelatory moment: not just to look at the injustice we live amidst, but to act on what we see.

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July 18, 2016

Welcome to the Age of Narcissism

Written by Mohammed Fairouz

Our public discourse has been infiltrated by ego and self-interest. Mohammed Fairouz challenges convictions of correctness on all sides, and calls for a humbler, more generous political spirit.

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June 22, 2016

Looking at Trump and Seeing Ourselves

Written by Parker J. Palmer

It's easy to blame Donald Trump for the fear and anger in this election cycle; it's much harder to see the deep roots of prejudice in ourselves and in our culture. Parker Palmer seeks a political reckoning beyond the language "us" and "them," toward a language of shared responsibility.

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June 16, 2016

What Are We Willing to Feel?

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Blame abounds in times of crisis, but this can be a destructive endeavor. Instead, Courtney Martin advocates for emotional generosity to ourselves and each other, and for holding ourselves accountable for bringing about a better reality.
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