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Why Self-esteem Is Overrated and What We Should Nurture Instead

What if instead of nurturing self-esteem, we nurtured a capacity for awe? Kat Griffith

Seeing the Inner Light at Ananda Village

Bless a temple? How do I do that? Do we even do blessings? Donald W. McCormick

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

You never know who you’ll run into in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. George Lakey

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The Soularium

Cultivating Inner Peace and Kindness Gunilla Norris

Becoming Sturdy

Becoming sturdy in the unstable soil requires the strength from our bones. Kaylee Berg

The Gift of Showing Up

Our lessons in faithfulness can come in unexpected forms. Pamela Haines

Days of Uncertainty

In the midst of these days of uncertainty, I have turned to things that remain constant. Nancy Bieber

Male, Female, or Whole?

Is there a Quaker testimony that incorporates the ideal of becoming whole? Elizabeth Boardman

Is Imagination Simple?

Outward simplicity can inspire an untrammeled flowering of imagination. Kat Griffith

God Sightings on the Hiking Trail

Reflection: Life is dark and life is full of light. Bernadette Kero

The Woman Who Refused to Take “No” for an Answer

Testimonies of equality and community in early Christianity. William H. Mueller

Of Heartbeats and Woodblocks

Reflection: Richard Reed Parry and the art of stillness. Janet Youngdahl

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