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YouTube video by Missouri Zen Center Mitras The Heart at Peace: Belongingness and Healing in Zen and Medicine

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From Violence to Peace: A Personal Journey The guns are gone now. In their absence, I feel a quiet space. A space where violence does not have the last word. My hope is that we each find our own way to lay down the tools of harm and take up…

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Family Guns, Memories, and a Culture of Violence Guns have been part of my family’s story for generations. But they are not part of my identity. I do not hunt. I do not shoot. I do not find comfort or pride in owning them.

Family Guns, Memories, and a Culture of Violence curseofanurse.com/2025/08/12/f...

Remembering My Brother, Calvin A. Proffitt III Cicadas still sing Death on a hot summer night No end – not no love

Cicadas still sing
Death on a hot summer night
No end—not no love

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Is UNM Prepared for Campus Emergencies? A Critical Review Today the Albuquerque Journal reported, “UNM exploring why 14-year-old was on campus, says it plans to upgrade emergency alert system.” But this response barely scratches the surface of the deep sa…

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My newest project is the guest editor for a special edition of IJERPH on Global Nursing Leadership for Climate Resilience and Health Equity. I hope many of my nursing and other friends who are interested in climate resilience and health equity will consider contributing. www.mdpi.com/journal/ijer...

Die Walkure at the Santa Fe Opera

When Violence Is Too Close to Home This is the second murder of a student on campus in the five years I’ve been here, and nothing seems to have changed.

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Turn of the Screw at the Santa Fe Opera. An evening of rainbows and opera.

@profpaulboxer.bsky.social I'm glad many from the list are started to connect here.

Listening to Fr. Greg Boyle this morning, he quoted a poet who speaks to this time: “Now could be the moment when we fall apart or we become whole” by Galway Kinnell.
Let's not be the generation that throws people away because they are different, or not perfect, or have made mistakes.

It is interesting that the problems we face are the same and don’t stop at borders

Aide workers should not have to fear death or arrest.

Qualities to build a good research team.

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If you can find the one spot where you can see all 15 stones you will be immediately enlightened. www.flickr.com/photos/rober...

Uncaptured Light In the midst of the tourists’ clamor,   amid stalls of food and hurried feet   the sacred still stands —   silent, unmoving, ageless. I entered as a idle woman walking, drawn by the voice of a sing…

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When I used to backpack we knew once we were about 1/4 mile from the parking space we would be alone with the beauty. Finding it only takes a few extra steps.

I had one last opportunity to practice at Eiheiji. When I cam out the mist had started to settle. The quiet beauty describes the last 3 days.

Eiheiji: Finding Breath and Gratitude in Stillness A reflection of my visit to Eiheiji

Visiting Eiheiji is a wonderful experience. curseofanurse.com/2025/04/22/e...

It is my first morning in Japan. The sunrise is beautiful. Next stop a bullet train.

He is a fan and has most her books

Mike suggested Under the Net by Iris Murdoch as a good book for my flight to Japan.

Today, we honor the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. April 8 invites reflection on compassion, wisdom, and the potential for awakening in every being.

May this day remind us of the path of mindfulness, peace, and loving-kindness.

I listened to a talk by Valerie Brown, who spoke of our moral duty as citizens to address the root cause of injustice and to engage with compassion. She then cited Archbishop Romeo as saying that we are building cathedrals. I wonder what cathedral we can build today.

What are we coming to?

Woke to snowcapped Sandia Mountains this morning.

The Hidden Costs of Punitive Tariffs on Families Who among us wants to be poorer? Who does not recognize the suffering that tariffs cause? The resurgence of punitive tariffs—imposed under the guise of economic protection—is, in practice, a regres…

We can be angry, but we should work to love our neighbor. curseofanurse.com/2025/04/04/t...

I've been reading a great book that reminds me of how so many feel now.

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