Tag Archives: scarcity

Embracing Winter’s Solstice

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Eileen

  I am writing you from the other side of darkness. You, like I, will have wakened to the shortest day and turned over, wanting the light to lengthen. But for darkness, we would not appreciate sunlight with the same … Continue reading →

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How does your life help to remove the causes of war?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Eileen

Last week while walking with a friend along Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., a banner in front of a Quaker Meeting house stopped us in our tracks. I took the picture above to remember the words: “How does your life … Continue reading →

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Supersized and Starving

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Eileen

I saw my first “mini” sized can of Coca Cola the other day. It was a shock because today most food and drink containers are getting larger, not smaller. The small cans were trendy and eye catching; they reminded me … Continue reading →

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