''At the center of the universe, is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service." -- Fred Rogers

Wisdom from Clarissa Pinkola Estes: Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. Many are concerned about the state of affairs in our world right now. It is true, one has to have strong cojones and ovarios to withstand much of what passes for "good" in our culture today. Abject disregard of what the soul finds most precious and irreplaceable and the corruption of principled ideals have become, in some large societal arenas, "the new normal," the grotesquerie of the wee

A man goes to sleep in the town where he has always lived, and he dreams he’s living in another town. In the dream, he believes the reality of the dream town. This world is that kind of sleep, The dust of so many crumbled cities settles over us like a forgetful doze. But we are much older than those cities. We began as a mineral We emerged into plant life and into the animal state, And then into being human. And always we have forgotten our former states – Except in early spr

How many of us are quietly carrying old hurts? It can feel like wearing a heavy backpack filled with bitterness and resentment. That extra weight slows us down and keeps us from fully experiencing the beauty of our lives. In Unity, we remember that our thoughts help shape our experience, and when we hold onto pain and anger, it colors everything we see. This is why a willingness to forgive matters so much. When we release resentment, we “lighten up” and begin to live from a s