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As our dialogue progressed, we converged on eight pillars of joy. Four were qualities of the mind: perspective, humility, humor, and acceptance. Four were qualities of the heart: forgiveness, gratitude, compassion, and generosity. — Douglas Carlton Abrams, The Book of Joy SONGS about JOY: Joy Unspeakable — Barbara Holmes Joy unspeakableerupts when you least expect it,when […]
Offered by one of our colleagues, local rabbi: WAGE PEACE by Judyth HillWage peace with your breath.Breathe in firemen and rubble, breathe out whole buildings and flocks of red wing blackbirds.Breathe in terroristsand breathe out sleeping children and freshly mown fields.Breathe in confusion and breathe out maple trees.Breathe in the fallen and breathe out lifelong […]
Prayer for Highland Park, Illinois God, we pray for Highland Park, asking your tenderness with those who mourn family and friends, suddenly and terribly lost, your care for all those wounded, and your gentle peace with those who may hear fireworks as automatic rifle fire all the days of their lives. For this small local […]
This Father’s Day I want to recognize the kind, patient, sensitive, and caring men who serve as father figures and role models in our children’s lives. They are uncles, teachers, caregivers, cooks, drivers, security guards, and coaches. They are there every day in every way. They gently guide our children through their days, offering advice […]
SONGS about LOVE: One Love by Bob Marley (reggae):https://youtu.be/g94A1R8xHcQ Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher by Jackie Wilson (rock):https://youtu.be/mzDVaKRApcg What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (rock/blues): https://youtu.be/2nGKqH26xlg What the World Needs Now by Jackie DeShannon (ballad): https://youtu.be/YUaxVQPohlU Gentle On My Mind by Glen Campbell (country): https://youtu.be/ETkzK9pXMio You Raise Me Up performed by 12 Tenors […]
