Wall Street to Main Street to World Street
Wall Street’s stock market is not the economy of the Main Street and while Wall Street and the financial system is an essential part of any market economy, it is a complex and fragile network of trust. The lesson of the current financial crisis is that such networks are prone to abuse and then to collapse. So, now what?
Gazing Into the Heart of Perfection
Looking at a flower closely, no matter how wild or wondrous your imagination is, just what exists in the flowers we see is such a miracle. It’s a gift.
Ordinary Grace
Playing with Paul I felt the joy and sadness, the richness and spontaneity, and the tragic poignancy of childhood. A childhood that each year, bit by bit, slips away beyond memory and is gone.
The Labyrinth and the Black Madonna
We cannot return to the innocence of an earlier time, but this bond between humanity and creation remains, hidden beneath all the debris of our culture.
Biracial Identity | Seeking to Be Unconditioned
Essentially, we grew up socially isolated because we weren’t black or white, and culturally isolated, precisely because we were both.
Shelterless in the Time of COVID-19
By Keith Smith
I have a deep concern for what is happening with the homeless in Los Angeles, especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. I wondered if any programs were offering assistance, and so decided to head downtown with my camera to document what was happening on the street.
Becoming Medicine
Joseph is always telling me that we are all connected. “What comes around, goes around,” he says, explaining how the medicine wheel works. Sometimes listening to him gets my head spinning in circles, but that is how it is when you are learning new ways of thinking and new ways of being.
Walking the Labyrinth
"This is a time of sorrow and wonder. Many hard and painful truths are there for us to see, as well as stories of great human courage and healing..."
Learn more about the Summer Edition of Kosmos, 'In the Labyrinth | Healing Pathways'.
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Biracial Identity | Seeking to Be Unconditioned
By Renée Rolle-Whatley and Ramona Rolle-Berg
Essentially, we grew up socially isolated because we weren’t black or white, and culturally isolated, precisely because we were both.
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