The River Cannot Go Back, by Kahlil Gibran - Awakin
2020年5月27日 · The River Cannot Go Back. a river trembles with fear. the long winding road crossing forests and villages. there seems nothing more than to disappear forever. But there is no other way. The river can not go back. Nobody can go back. To go back is impossible in existence. but of becoming the ocean.
Three Mystical Powers, by Fred LaMotte - Awakin
2024年8月6日 · Now you must be re-initiated. 1. First, whenever you are sad or angry or confused, take it as a sign to abandon your mind. Sink down into your body. Feel your heart-beat. Just stop whining, fall down, and enter your heart-beat. …
Conversation with Ari Honarvar | Awakin Call
2020年3月21日 · Ari's critically acclaimed novel, A Girl Called Rumi, is based on Ari's experience growing up in post-revolution Iran. Ari also presents at conferences, universities, nonprofits, and other venues. She is a mentor at the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral studies at The University of Saskatchewan. "Joy is such a sustainable fuel.
Conversation with Bonnie Rose | Awakin Call
2019年10月26日 · The values of ServiceSpace (the umbrella ecosystem for these Awakin calls) -- leading by inner transformation, focusing on small acts of kindness, and trusting the ripples of goodness -- have had a profound influence on Bonnie's ministry. Over the years and across the many dimensions of her life, Bonnie has left beautiful footprints in the ...
Serenity Prayer, by St. Francis - Awakin
Serenity Prayer. Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. to eternal life. - St. Francis of Assisi. In just a few sentences, this prayers seems to say it all. At the intellectual level, we may understand the words very well and can applaud its message, but the difficulty lies in practicing it. One can agree, for example, to "love" rather than ...
Awakin Calls | Conversation with Changemakers
4 天之前 · Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all-volunteer community dedicated to small acts of great love. Our webinar and podcast series highlights the outer work and inner journeys of individuals who are transforming our world in large and small ways. We aim to inspire and seed shifts in consciousness by highlighting paradigm ...
Conversation with Bill Drayton | Awakin Call
2019年11月9日 · “Once young people see themselves as changemakers, the world will be on a very different path—a path that is limitlessly hopeful.” -- Bill Drayton Considered one of America’s leading pioneers in the field of citizen-led service for humanity on a global scale, Bill Drayton is the behind-the-scenes lever of social entrepreneurship, having coined the term himself in 1972.
Keeping Quiet, by Pablo Neruda - Awakin
and of threatening ourselves with death. Perhaps the earth can teach us. as when everything seems dead. and later proves to be alive. Now I’ll count up to twelve. and you keep quiet and I will go. Pablo Neruda is a Chilean poet, who started writings poems at the age of 13. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
Mercy, by Rudy Francisco - Awakin
Mercy. She asks me to kill the spider. peaceful weapons I can find. I take a cup and a napkin. and allow it to walk away. of mercy. Rudy Francisco is a Spoken Word poet. He uses personal narratives to discuss the politics of race, class, gender and religion while simultaneously pinpointing and reinforcing the interconnected nature of human ...
When Death Comes, by Mary Oliver - Awakin
When death comes. like the hungry bear in autumn; when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse. to buy me, and snaps the purse shut; when death comes. like the measle-pox. when death comes. like an iceberg between the shoulder blades, I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering: