May 28, 2018 | Sufism
Part One: Stop Destroying the Love Guest contributor Nura Laird *The quote “Out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing, there is a field-I’ll take you there” is from a poem by the Sufi poet Rumi. Nura Laird, M.Ed. is a Dean, a faculty member, and chair of the...
May 28, 2018 | Sufism
Part One: Finding My Voice Guest contributor Christiane Karam Christiane Karam is an Associate Professor of Voice at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA, specializing in Voice. Her passion is helping students to access their truth through finding their unique...
Nov 19, 2017 | Sufism
Like me, you may be familiar with the old adage: “You only hurt the ones you love.” I have been presented with this many times, in many different ways. Unknown to me, I had been living by this model for most of my life. My love for other people came...
Oct 23, 2017 | Sufism
Plants have inherent knowledge of how to move, and where to grow based on the light of the sun. The presence of light is often associated with outward growth: the sunnier seasons of Spring and Summer and their leafy green fecundity. But what of the darker hours of...
Oct 9, 2017 | Sufism
There is a famous quote by Fred Rogers that describes what his mother would tell him when he was a child and saw scary news: “My mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of disaster,...
Jul 27, 2017 | Sufism
The Sufi poet, Jalal id-Din Rumi said, “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round again in another form.” The grief today is mine. This is my final week writing to you as host of the newsletter and blog. It has been an honor and pleasure serving...
