Quote for Today: Joseph Campbell
Furthermore, we have not even to risk the adventure alone; for the heroes of all time have gone before us; the labyrinth is thoroughly known; we have only to follow …
Look and Listen #30: Aniyah Smith, Healing
Healing is a poem by Aniyah Smith, a New York based poet from Washington, DC. She was the 2018 DC Youth Poet Laureate, 2018 DC Youth Slam Grand Slam Team …
Quote for Today: Alan Dressler
When I talk to audiences about the size and age of the cosmos, people often say, “It makes me feel so insignificant.” I answer, “The bigger and more impersonal the …
Look and Listen #29: William Kleinelder and the Healing Power of Art
This is the story of William Kleinelder, who was wounded by an IED while driving a Humvee on a medical mission in Iraq. Art is a part of recovery for …
Quote for Today: Kahlil Gibran
Imagination sees the complete reality–it is where past, present and future meet … Imagination is limited neither to the reality which is apparent–nor to one place. It lives everywhere. It …
Quote for Today: Black Elk
The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its …
Quote for Today: Jon Kabat-Zinn
We resonate with one another’s sorrows because we are interconnected. Being whole and simultaneously part of a larger whole, we can change the world simply by changing ourselves. If I …
Quote for Today: Anna Deavere Smith
The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are the mask, and the perception, are reluctant to give over …
Quote for Today: Elie Wiesel
Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men or women are persecuted because of …
Look and Listen #25: Colored Hearts
This short romantic film directed and written by Robin K. Johnson, who also stars, is a look at the voices that nag those in interracial relationships. Why do we celebrate …