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Wide Spot, January 2022: Wishing and Willing

March 5, 2022 By Therese DesCamp

One of my favorite online resources is the Greater Good Science Center at UC-Berkeley. Researchers in the science of happiness and gratitude, they’ve got a bang-up website and tons of free resources. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: Beatrice Bruteau, change, contemplative, environment, Vikto Frankl, wide spot, Wide Spot Column, willing, willingness, wishing

Wide Spot, December 2021: Broken Bones

March 5, 2022 By Therese DesCamp

Environmental activist and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy once said, “You don’t need to do everything. Do what calls your heart; effective action comes from love. It is unstoppable, and it is enough.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: community, environment, Joanna Macy, Thomas Merton, wide spot, Wide Spot Column

Wide Spot, November 2021: Imagine That

March 5, 2022 By Therese DesCamp

Years ago, as part of a retreat for environmental activists, we did an exercise imagining different points of view. Here was a scenario: a waterfront property owner had dumped sand to add beach to his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: community, connection, environment, imagination, Pandemic, wide spot, Wide Spot Column

Wide Spot, December 2020: Contagion

December 10, 2020 By Therese DesCamp

In a photo that went viral recently, an elderly man with COVID-19 is seen from the back. His head is buried in the arms of a physician as he weeps. The hospital gown gaps open to reveal his spine, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: Compassion, contagion, fear, neural system, suffering, wide spot

WIDE SPOT: What do I know (and how do I feel) about Medical Assistance in Dying?

May 14, 2017 By Therese DesCamp Leave a Comment

WIDE SPOT meets again on Sunday, May 14th, to explore the question of Medical Assistance in Dying.  YES, IT IS MOTHER'S DAY.  But your mother would want you to think about this! PLEASE NOTE NEW … [Read more...]

Tagged With: connection, group, interconnection, spirituality, values, wide spot

Wide Spot in the Road: What values do I share with THEM?

March 26, 2017 By Wide Spot Admin Leave a Comment

The Wide Spot dinners continue at the Apple Tree Restaurant!  Our next gathering is Sunday, March 26, at 4 pm.  We'll be exploring the question, "What values do I share with those people--the … [Read more...]

Tagged With: labels, values, wide spot

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