Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery.
By Johanna Bear Armstrong
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Welcome to Earth Makers! Join creator/host, movie nerd, and Buddhist practitioner, Johanna Bear, and her partner Jenn Kelly, as they hold space around messy human stories, the Dharma, and recovery. Earth Makers is a conversation between two queer women, one trans and one cis, who are wrestling with what it means to show up authentically in a world full of distractions and suffering. Come join the conversation!
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Fear
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Facing Hardship in the Present Moment in Flow (2024)
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Johanna & Jenn: Top 10 Films of 2024
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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Holidays 2024: Human Connection in The Holdovers (2023)
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Accountability in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Kindness: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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After the Election: Becoming Free/V for Vendetta (2005)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Update: Endings, Beginnings, and Movies
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May 29, 2024 |
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The Fourth Seed of Recovery: Acceptance
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May 23, 2024 |
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Death & The Endless Stories We Tell
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May 08, 2024 |
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Naked Spirituality, Pt. One.
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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“How Do I Welcome the Stranger if They Mean Me Harm?”
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Spooky Story Time: “The Terrible Tale of the Goat Boy”
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Divinity, Totoro, and the Question of Suffering
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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“The Boy with the Flower On His Head”
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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The COVID Report
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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The Third Seed of Recovery: Honesty
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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The Second Seed of Recovery: Curiosity
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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LIVE from The Bean: “The 1st Seed of Recovery: Story”
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May 25, 2023 |
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“Everything Happens.”
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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“Humans Are Complicated”
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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BONUS Episode: “A Letter to Cis Women”
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: “PAUSE”
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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All Things Made New: Orientation, Disorientation, and Reorientation (End of Season 4)
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Update: To Change Hearts and Minds
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Spooky Story Time: “Four Boys & A Video Camera, Pt. IV”
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Spooky Story Time: “Four Boys & A Video Camera, Pt. III”
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Spooky Story Time: “Four Boys & A Video Camera, Pt. II”
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Spooky Story Time: “Four Boys & A Video Camera,” Pt. I
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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“Grandma Spider”
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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“Broken Bowls”
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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“Hollow Bones”
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Dream & The Devil
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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“Dad & The Deer”
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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“Around the Well”
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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“Leaving”
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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“The Princess & The Dragon”
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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“Driving Lessons”
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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“Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup”
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Stories without Judgment: Mary Sue & Amie
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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“Bee and the Paraclete”
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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“Dakota”
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May 23, 2022 |
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“Stutters, and Relapse, and Grace (Oh My!)”
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May 18, 2022 |
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“Micah”
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May 01, 2022 |
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“Camilla”
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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“Easter”
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Casey
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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“Charles”
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Update: Your Story Matters
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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The YES of the Cosmos: A Letter to the LGBTQ2+ Community
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Queer Stories: Turning Toward the Light of the Moon
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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"Guard Your Heart"
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Pride 2021: Speak From The Fire 🔥
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Memorial Day 2021: So That Hearts May Be Changed
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May 31, 2021 |
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We the Freaks
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May 29, 2021 |
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New Update: You Don’t Have to Rush to Do Anything
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May 10, 2021 |
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Brief Update: Loss and Grief
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Ask a Trans Person About Resurrection!
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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What's the Deal with "Sin"?
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Don't Consume Toxins (The Fifth Precept of Buddhism)
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Tell The Truth (The Fourth Precept of Buddhism)
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Getting Spiritually Naked with David Hayward, The Naked Pastor
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Do Not Engage in Sexual Harm (The Third Precept of Buddhism)
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Valentine's Day 2021 Bonus Episode: Love is Complicated
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Do Not Steal (The Second Precept of Buddhism)
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Do Not Kill (The First Precept of Buddhism)
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Is this Podcast for Me?
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Update: Some Small Changes
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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“He’s Not My President” & Other Delusions
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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The Valley of the Shadow of Dysphoria (End of Season 2)
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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Update: Where is Earth Makers Headed?
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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Update: Real Talk with Joey
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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“How Do I Maintain a Relationship with Someone Who Chose Hate?”
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Hi, I’m Joey and I’m Queer (Joey’s Story, Cont’d.)
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Beauty and the Beast and the Story of Change
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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On Christianity: Why Does the Cross Matter?
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Hi, I’m Joey and I’m an Addict, Pt. 1: Co-Dependence
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Twenty-Four Brand New Hours
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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“How Do I Live With The Harm I’ve Caused Others?”
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Gratitude for This (Joey’s Story, Continued)
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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Thanksgiving 2020: Hard Times with Gratitude
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Gratitude for Others
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020: Softer To Me
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Workshop: Forget Faith
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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You Will Not Be Annihilated
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Moving On From Abuse with Joshua Berwald
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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“How Can I Welcome the Stranger When the Stranger is Someone Who Hurt Me?”
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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The Good News of Impermanence
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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After the Election
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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In the Dark
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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“Remember, Remember the 5th of November...”
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Nov. 3, 2020
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Joey’s Story (But Not the Whole Story)
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Halloween Spooky Story time: Way Back When
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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What If I’m Afraid of the Election?
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Workshop: Belief vs. Practice
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Introducing Earth Makers Workshops & Other Important News
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Throwing Pies
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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“...the Story isn’t finished.”
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Before the Weighted Blanket: Thoughts on Having a Hard Day
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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When Fear Becomes a God
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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“What If I Don’t Like Myself?”
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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You Don’t Have to Impress Anybody
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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“What’s the Point in Praying to a Higher Power?”
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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“How Do I Practice Self Care in 2020?”
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Autumn: The Hard Work of Going Home
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Thoughts and Prayers (and other problems)
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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After the Debate
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Love & Spirituality, pt. 1)
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Trust in the Slow Work of G-d
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Waiting
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Stories of Recovery: The Rule Rather Than the Exception
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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We Are Not As Wise As We Think We Are
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Metamorphosis
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Our Space Suit Problem
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Stories of Recovery: A Box of Darkness
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Precious, Loved, and Worthy
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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A Brief Update on the Pod
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Taking a Break & Getting Some Rest
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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What Good Are Scarecrows Anyway?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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“God is Waiting to Be Un-Shrunk”
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Being in Our Bodies
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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The Spirituality of Aspberger’s and Addiction Recovery with Patrick Hendricks
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020): Grief, Loss, and Pneuma
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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Fundamentalism is Addiction
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Right Concentration
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Right Mindfulness
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Right Effort
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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“Yours For Fixing Up the World” A Statement on the Shooting of Jacob Blake
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Right Livelihood
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Right Action
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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Right Speech
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Right Intention
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Right View
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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My Friend Anger
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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I Am
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Our Managers
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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Our Firefighters
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Our Exiles
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Our Spiritual Center
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Step 12: Service
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Step 11: Spiritual Awareness
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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A Brief Update
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Step 10: Perseverance
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Step 9: Justice
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Step 8: Compassion
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Step 7: Humility
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Step 6: Willingness
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Step 5: Integrity
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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Step 4: Courage
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Step 3: Faith
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Step 2: Hope
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Step 1: Honesty
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Embodied Spirituality
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Juneteenth 2020 Minisode
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Letting Go (End of Season 1)
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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“So I Decided.”
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Why I Call Myself a Mystic
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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“Christ” is Just a Word
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Shekinah
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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The God Problem
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Spiritual Care and the BIPOC Arts: Poetry and Justice
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Noah and Queer Eye
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Spiritual Care and the Arts: Star Wars and Togetherness
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Spiritual Care and the Arts: The Movies As Holy Scripture
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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True Self Care Is Not the American Way
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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LGBTQ+ Spirituality
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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“What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?”
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Goals Are Overrated
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Quiet Love
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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“When I Am Very Still”
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May 31, 2020 |
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Confession: I Want to Believe
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May 30, 2020 |
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White Spirituality is Disconnection: An Official Statement from Earth Makers
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May 29, 2020 |
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#adulting (The Inner Life)
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May 28, 2020 |
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George Floyd, Rest in Power (1974-2020)
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May 27, 2020 |
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Dams in the River
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May 25, 2020 |
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The Inner Life: The Wise Grandparent/Sage
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May 24, 2020 |
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The Inner Life: The Teenager
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May 22, 2020 |
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The Inner Life: The Child
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May 21, 2020 |
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The Relentless Pursuit of Everything You Were Made To Be
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May 20, 2020 |
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Teachers Worth Listening To: Cari Armstrong, Yogi
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May 19, 2020 |
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I Was Wrong
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May 18, 2020 |
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The Masks We Wear
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May 17, 2020 |
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Spirituality is Connection to a Higher Power
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May 16, 2020 |
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Spirituality is Connection to Others
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May 15, 2020 |
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Spirituality is Connection to You
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May 14, 2020 |
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You Become What You Receive
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May 13, 2020 |
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“Looking Mortality Straight in the Eye is No Easy Feat.”
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May 12, 2020 |
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Shame & The Rise of Skywalker
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May 11, 2020 |
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Mother’s Day 2020: Our Greatest Fear
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May 10, 2020 |
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Belief is Overrated
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May 09, 2020 |
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Taking a Walk
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May 08, 2020 |
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Building Sand Castles on Vesak Day 2020
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May 07, 2020 |
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The Ninth Beatitude
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May 06, 2020 |
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The Eighth Beatitude with Joshua Berwald
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May 05, 2020 |
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The Seventh Beatitude
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May 04, 2020 |
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The Sixth Beatitude
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May 03, 2020 |
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The Fifth Beatitude
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May 02, 2020 |
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The Fourth Beatitude
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May 01, 2020 |
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The Third Beatitude
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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The Second Beatitude
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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The First Beatitude
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Spiritual Bypass and Grace
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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The Third and Fourth Noble Truths
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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The First and Second Noble Truths
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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“All Religions Will Pass...”
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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A Cup of Coffee
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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“Always Pray Your Own Prayers”
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Hope is Overrated
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Recovery
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Wild Geese
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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Why I Call Myself a Buddhist
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Home
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Women Teach Us: Dr. Cheryl Giles
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Women Teach Us: Alice Walker
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Suffering, The Last Jedi, and Pastor Jimmy
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Easter Sunday 2020 Teacher: Jesus Christ/Rabbi Yeshua of Nazareth
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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Holy Saturday 2020 Teacher: Shūsaku Endō (1923-1996).
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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Good Friday 2020 Teacher: Horatio Spafford (1828-1888).
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Teachers Worth Listening To: Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (c. 1900-1986).
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Teachers Worth Listening To: Rev. Fred Rogers (1928-2003) and John Prine (1946-2020).
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Teachers Worth Listening To: Saint Hildegard of Bingen
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Teachers Worth Listening To: David Foster Wallace (1962-2008)
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Teachers Worth Listening To: Lao Tzu and Winnie-the-Pooh
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Teachers Worth Listening To: Rich Mullins (1955-1997)
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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Found
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Hope
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Inner Dharma, Inner Light
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Holy Fools (In Memory of Tomie dePaola [1934-2020])
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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All I Really Need
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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The Minefield of Your Mind
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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The Earth Maker
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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The Pain Bearer
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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The Life Giver
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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“God Rid Me of God.”
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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When the Trees Say Nothing
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Compassion
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Story Time: the robot & his cat.
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Every Day
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Lament
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Wisdom
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Courage
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Acceptance
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Solitude vs. Isolation
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Metta
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Mar 14, 2020 |
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“On the Floor with a Pencil in Her Ear.”
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Serenity Prayer
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Shepherd of the Question Mark & Jeweler of the Surprise
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Aimlessness
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Yellow
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. (Trailer)
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Go In
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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“It Is Not Working for Me”
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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Mystery
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Beloved is Where We Begin
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Addendum: Being Human with Stephen Johnson
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Being Human with Stephen Johnson
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Feb 01, 2020 |