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This is my favorite thing about seaweed: it feels so much like my neurodiverse brain.Reflection | By Quinn Gormley | March 20, 2024 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Acceptance, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Honesty, Imagination, Nature, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Worship -
Self-compassion was one of the best gifts I gave myself.Reflection | By DanaLee Simon | September 6, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Acceptance, Change, Earth, Healing, Nature, Patience, Personal Stories, Self-Respect, Stewardship, Worship -
When we become fully aware of our limited time on earth we can still leave behind flowers and songs.Reflection | By Tania Márquez | May 17, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Beauty, Death, Indigenous American, International, Personal Stories, Worship -
Dear Creative Life Force, the infinite healing power of creativity is the best gift you've given to us.Reflection | By Erica Shadowsong | September 15, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Creativity, Direct Experience, Family, Identity, Personal Stories, Self-Respect, Worship -
People move places for jobs, relations, opportunities, escape, hindering our ability to put down new roots. And yet, we carry a constancy: the still, quiet voice within.Reflection | By Teresa Honey Youngblood | June 6, 2018 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Change, Choice, Connections, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Home, Humanism, Nature, Personal Stories, Searching, Secular, Wonder -
“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.” —Alice Walker I had finally begun to relax—a bit. We were en route to Pennsylvania. My friend, a formal part of our “framily,” was visiting. We decided a visit to a crayon factory was the perfect winter outing for toddlers. The day was clear...Reflection | By Robin Tanner | March 1, 2017 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Atheism, Conflict, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Faith, Humanism, Humility, Personal Stories, Searching, Secular, Wisdom -
An awakening passed through the whole theatre, and as if touched by some invisible hand, the people stood, clapped, shouted with joy, laughed, and wept… It was blessed to be connected to—no, to be a part of a community—a people. —Volker Kühn, in his essay about a cabaret performance during...Reflection | By Sean Parker Dennison | December 14, 2016 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Arts & Music, Community, History, Personal Stories, Power, Responsibility, Self-Respect, Suffering, Tradition