Category Archives: compassion

Modern Times

Posted on March 16, 2016 by jyourist

Yesterday was our last day before spring break. We just completed our Chicago History research project and Fair the previous week as well as our Pullman debates— discussing and debating labor issues, the role of unions, and the materialism of … Continue reading →

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It takes a village

Posted on February 28, 2016 by jyourist

This is a shout out to JB who, knowing what my hibernation with 8th grade first draft research papers entails, brought up to my desk a surprise lunch, a sprig of fresh marjoram newly pushing through the surface of wintered … Continue reading →

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“The Life of death” by Marcia Onderstijn

Posted on February 15, 2016 by jyourist

(Thanks, ER, for the link)

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“The Three Evils” address delivered by Martin Luther King 8/31/1967

Posted on January 19, 2016 by jyourist

“The Three Evils,” Delivered at the National Conference on New Politics August 31, 1967,  Chicago, Il Some excerpts: What they [Democrats and Republicans] truly advocate is Socialism for the rich and Capitalism for the poor. [W]e are now experiencing the coming … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane

Posted on December 28, 2015 by jyourist

Each time I get in to Ann Arbor to visit my mother, I try to do some sort of activity with her and some of the ladies in her wing. In November we made cards using stamps and last week … Continue reading →

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Am I going to die?

Posted on July 24, 2015 by jyourist

My mother and I were sitting in a small outside garden of her assisted living facility before dinner yesterday. The weather was beautiful. Not too hot. Not too cool. A small breeze. The sounds of a bubbling faux stream behind … Continue reading →

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The everyday as large as the sacred

Posted on May 12, 2015 by jyourist

Syd Lieberman died today. We already miss his immense heart and compassionate humanity, his inspired ability to make the everyday as large as the sacred through every story he told. Genuine and truthful and loving, he was able to move us all … Continue reading →

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This is Water

Posted on April 27, 2015 by jyourist
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Seven Blunders of the World

Posted on October 2, 2014 by jyourist

In commemoration of this 145th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), it is good to revisit his “Seven Blunders of the World,” which pointedly sum up how we mortals go astray. As the November elections draw nearer, we would do well to bear … Continue reading →

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For no apparent reason

Posted on August 14, 2014 by jyourist

For no apparent reason, today I am feeling especially centered, open, compassionate. All my demons are quiet. Maybe it was the T’ai Chi at the lake that got the day rolling. Or my son finally resolving some difficult and thorny … Continue reading →

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