Recent Posts by jennifer

Compassion

03 Aug 2008 in Weekly Inspiration

Practice compassion in your relationships. Often we judge ourselves by our intentions, and others by the effect they have on us. Instead, look deeper to understand others’ intentions and notice the effects of our actions on others.



Tip of the Week – Stewardship

14 May 2007 in Weekly Inspiration

TRY THIS: Practice ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP! Thoreau once wrote: “Humans are part of nature and we function best, as individuals and society, when we are conscious of that fact.” Consider how your choices might change when you think of yourself being in relationship with nature. What gifts do you receive from the natural world? What are [...]



Tip of the Week – Nonviolent Communication

26 Mar 2007 in Weekly Inspiration

TRY THIS: Practice NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION. Begin by listening with empathy and compassion to what you are being told. Make observations of what is being done by whom without assuming motives or causes. Share how you feel and what you need. Make a request for what you would like to have happen. Visit the Center for [...]



Tip of the Week – Rehumanization

06 Mar 2007 in Weekly Inspiration

TRY THIS: Practice REHUMANIZATION. Imagine someone you oppose or with whom you disagree. Picture their facial features and expressions. Moving your focus wider, picture the details of their entire body. Look closely at their clothes, shape, movements. Now imagine them transforming, returning to how they looked as a young child, full of innocence, vulnerability, playfulness [...]



Future Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Healing Power of Nonviolence

12 Feb 2007 in Nonviolence in the News

One of the many ways that nonviolence works on a deep level is to heal the relationship between oppressor and oppressed. In the Richard Attenborough film, Mahatma Gandhi famously remarked that he did not just want the British to leave, he wanted them to leave “as friends.” Which is precisely what happened, and the friendship [...]



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