I. Brenda I never apologized to you and now I can’t—not in person. Perhaps this incident doesn’t seem important, but I realize the small things in life—even a brief elevator conversation—can have hurtful effects. When I visited Mirabella Retirement Community after you moved in, I admired your spacious, elegant, Zen-like apartment. But when we went to the top-floor restaurant for dinner, I observed that the residents […]
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Ruth Broyde Sharone | The power of making amends
After more than 30 years of working in the interfaith community, one thing has become crystal clear to me. In a peaceful world, as I envision it, there will still be conflict, but we will have achieved non-violent ways to resolve the conflict. We will have perfected techniques to diffuse anger, resentment, and fear, and we will have developed expertise in achieving forgiveness and reconciliation among enemies and aggrieved parties. […]
Lisa Romeo | Forgiving the bully in the pulpit
My baby’s constant crying was driving me to a brink from which I wasn’t sure I’d return. Going out was the only way I found peace. My finicky infant son was calmed by the hum of the car, the twinkle of lights, drone of voices. Once out, the screaming purple-faced fury transformed into a sweet, contented bundle, happy to rest on my shoulder and gaze at new surroundings. I didn’t […]
Michael Pilarski | The power of one, amplified over a lifetime
The Power of One is multiplied by the ripple effect that spreads out from our individual actions. For instance, I calculate that I have personally planted 70,000+ trees. Certainly many have died for one reason or another, but many are still alive and busy sequestering carbon, providing food, habitat, and so on, and some are making seeds that grow into trees and make more seeds and so on. My brother, […]
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