67 Years of Spiritual Impact on Society, Work and Money

By PatSullivan

The older I get, the more grateful I am for people whose individual choices have led to widespread movements of hope and creativity today.

Much spiritual wisdom today comes from how people dealt with war, racism and other pain decades ago.

In July 1942 when I was born, the world was at war. Now many who went through the worst of that war are guiding us to a more peaceful and meaningful humanity, like Auschwitz survivor and Nobel peace prize winner Elie Weisel and Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and peace activist Takashi Tanemori. Continue reading this post »

Service with Joy, not Martyrdom

By pat

“When you choose to serve — whether it’s your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood — you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That’s why it’s called the American dream.” Barack Obama, as cited by Craig Newmark on the Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/a-craigslist-for-service_b_150924.html

Yesterday’s post, “No More Martyrs,” really touched some nerves. Continue reading this post »