Appreciation for Meaningfulness — By Zac Newman I’m continuing to feel waves of gratitude and meaningfulness from our recent retreat. I have remembered that on my way to the retreat, I was listening to a recording of James Hillman, in which he suggested that a human being’s purpose in the world was to appreciate…

Wings in Times to Come (poem) — By Ian Lindsay Lead in darkness. To see myself in skeletons of leaves. In the rich green of a pregnant hill, In Life once born fresh Returning to the soil. Entangled roots. Curls of hair falling into the moment. Togetherness to separation. Then return to intimacy Beyond the spoken word. Touching the sorrow. So delicate and quiet. A prayer of hope That tears can nourish The young ones to fill our horizons with wonder

Why should I pick up litter? — By Tina Kennedy When I come to write my bucket list, I’m pretty sure litter picking won’t be on it. I’m not really a litter-picking-type-of-person. As a casual observer of litter pickers, it seems to involve a lot of looking at the ground, bending down and touching dirty stuff. None…

Litter Pickers Anonymous — By Sonia Bressey Montpellier, December 19th, 2020 It was just a pile of rubbish. Just the entrance of the alleyway, my focus was the alleyway itself, where I walk my dog, who loves sniffing and chewing the scattered plastic, bits of chicken, ripped muddy rugby balls, dirty wet boxer shorts and what-not. So…

Mediation in the Olive Groves — By Liz Mason Deir Istiya — Palestine 2019 I rest my hands on the warm bark of a split olive trunk, feeling its rough, wrinkled skin on mine. This tree, scarred though centuries of growth, and dripping with ripened fruit, stands like a living statue of resilience. Walking through the…