The Joys of Beginning (Again), by Laura Berry (Cohort 4)
"The harder step was to let go of competence, the core value that had always helped me feel strong and useful. To be a beginner, I had to let it go."
Dorthula “Dottie” Green (Cohort 5)
"...no one tries to take from you what is not valuable. No one takes your pennies, they always take your dollars. The right to vote is American gold."
Nancy Roldán Johnson (Cohort 10)
“I think honor helps to give – not permission – priority to the things that are important in your life..."
Bill Graustein
“I find it both humbling and inspiring to be reminded that we often cannot tell where pursuing our piece of truth may lead us.”
The Face in the Stone, by David Whyte
...like the way you too / have travelled from so far away to be here, once reluctant / and now as solid...
Learning About Life From My Cat, by Ann-Gela Holloway (Cohort 24)
"I’ve taken a page out of his book, realizing that I don’t have to be molded to everyone’s whims. If a cat can do it, so can I."
Dr. Amanda Kemp (Cohort 16)
“In the current paradigm we’re in, fear, scarcity, hierarchy, less-than, more-than-ness is endemic. In the new one, fairness and compassion are endemic.”
Recovering & Sharing Food, by Lori Martin (Cohort 19)
"Living sustainably as a counter to our culture’s over-consumption has been a core value, especially as a parent."
Me You, by Anita Sharif-Hyder (Cohort 27)
"This poem — 'Me You' — means a lot to me as I continue to create belonging in the multitude of spaces I inhabit in this increasingly interconnected world..."
The Way of Forgiveness, by Kevin Ewing (Cohort 8)
“We need each other if we ever hope to create a world built on love...”