Maybe if we add an 8th Principle, we will get closer to the BeLOVEd Community we dream about.

The words we cast to fill the silence left by one we loved never are enough.

Breathe in for caregivers of all kinds who give of themselves to make other people’s lives better, more whole.

Set your compass to point towards hope and begin your journey home.

A quick flash that makes you doubt your senses— But then a tiny ember glows on the braided twine And brings a flame to life. Soon you find a candle sitting on a table, Desolate until its wick touches yours, And suddenly the brightness doubles; In an instant the warmth has grown. This intensified...

I feel sad to lose a spiritual practice that I can now recognize, honor, and appreciate.

Memorial Day is not to be celebrated. It is to be observed, scrutinized, and witnessed on behalf of the true witnesses of our human failure to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Committing to right relationship means being willing to revise our practices when we learn that previously accepted habits might be harmful.

It takes all sorts of caring to create a supportive community.

May you know that your care is powerful.

It’s through our shared interdependence that we are sheltered and saved.

Spirit of Life, remind me to release that which no longer serves me so that I may be present to joy.

Spirit of Life, spirit of earth, spirit of all that breathes and all that is: we love you.

Here we gather to celebrate hope, and the infinite possibilities of love.

I am no longer a victim of change: I am shaping the world that is to come.

May we be with one another in solidarity and struggle.

Your individual niceness is inadequate to deal with the brutality and the viciousness of what white body supremacy has done to my people.

Inhale—you are Creation. Exhale—you are Creator.

Start by telling the story of your mistake. Keep practicing! This is a tool you can use in many different situations.