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When worlds collide

Posted on Feb 4th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

My sister forwarded an objectionable email today.  Objectionable to me, that is.  It was one of those pre-packaged racially charged emails that flies around from place to place, leaving little drops of hatred and disrespect wherever it... More »

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Notes from a BackJack

Posted on Jan 20th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

It occurred to me recently that personal transformation has become a pretty popular enterprise.  Teachers, books, techniques, and workshops abound.    Okay, I admit the reason I've come to this conclusion is that I plan to... More »

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What is Shifting Your Thinking?

Posted on Jan 20th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

Frankly, I haven't been thinking much about what I've been thinking about.  But, now that I do think about it, I realize that there has, indeed, been a significant shift in my thoughts. They're darker,... More »

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Myanmar: Not so Far from Home

Posted on Jan 20th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

As the local host for NPR's "Morning Edition" on my community's PBS station, I hear the news on a regular basis.  It often causes me to think.  As a result of the last few days' coverage of... More »

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Heart's Call

Posted on Jan 20th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

It came to me one day, as I sat in traffic While the noise and madness got me down. Another long, hard day full of work, no play As I chased my errands around town:... More »

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Spiritual Ya-Ya

Posted on Jan 20th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

One of the reasons I've become a spiritual community dropout over the last year is that I have been unable to find something that isn't like everything else once one strips off the outer forms... More »

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Love Leads the Way: Musings of a Traveler on the Journey Home

Posted on Jan 20th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

It's 4:30 on a rainy Sunday morning.  I couldn't sleep, and the only thing I could think to do was to sit at my computer and write.  And so, I am here.  The words have... More »

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Amazing Grace

Posted on Jan 20th, 2008 by Karen : Love Leads the Way Karen

Amazing Grace is one of the most beloved songs in the Christian repertoire.  It is a song about transformation.  We yearn for that transformation, that one amazing change in our lives that will bring freedom.  ... More »

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