https://awakin.org/read/ Awakin Readings are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions, that are used for local circles around the globe. en Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:46:36 -0700 Weekly Wisdom From ServiceSpace.org ServiceSpace Awakin Readings are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions, that are used for local circles around the globe. ServiceSpace tow@charityfocus.org https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1779453013/servicespace_400x400.png https://awakin.org/read/ no tow@charityfocus.org (ServiceSpace) https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2817 For what it’s worth, in my world the only thing that truly helps to assimilate all of this into something that moves beyond mere coping to a place of connection is the simple act of getting back to work. By this, I don’t mean “work... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2817 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700 For what it’s worth, in my world the only thing that truly helps to assimilate all of this into something that moves beyond mere coping to a place of connection is the simple act of getting back to work. By this, I don’t mean “work... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2798 Across the living world, abundance and decay, flourishing and loss, are braided together in an intimacy our industrial myths have taught us to forget. To stand within this season is to remember that we are not separate from these cycles but particip... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2798 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Across the living world, abundance and decay, flourishing and loss, are braided together in an intimacy our industrial myths have taught us to forget. To stand within this season is to remember that we are not separate from these cycles but particip... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2818 For many years my walks have taken me down an old fencerow in a wooded hollow on what was once my grandfather’s farm. A battered galvanized bucket is hanging on a fence post near the head of the hollow, and I never go by it without stopping to ... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2818 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700 For many years my walks have taken me down an old fencerow in a wooded hollow on what was once my grandfather’s farm. A battered galvanized bucket is hanging on a fence post near the head of the hollow, and I never go by it without stopping to ... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2816 A real apology asks us to surrender our attachment to innocence, to see ourselves clearly as people capable of causing harm and capable of changing. Accountability asks not only, what did I do? but what made this possible? What did I benefit from no... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2816 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 A real apology asks us to surrender our attachment to innocence, to see ourselves clearly as people capable of causing harm and capable of changing. Accountability asks not only, what did I do? but what made this possible? What did I benefit from no... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2813 Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be betterTo paint a picture, or write a letter,Bake a cake, or plant a seed;Ponder the difference between want and need?Dust if you must, but there's not much time,With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;Music to... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2813 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be betterTo paint a picture, or write a letter,Bake a cake, or plant a seed;Ponder the difference between want and need?Dust if you must, but there's not much time,With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;Music to... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2814   Everybody is a story. When I was a child, people sat around kitchen tables and told their stories. We don't do that so much anymore. Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time. It is the way the wisdom gets p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2814 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700   Everybody is a story. When I was a child, people sat around kitchen tables and told their stories. We don't do that so much anymore. Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time. It is the way the wisdom gets p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2811 Our mind is not our enemy. It is a sacred gift. It helps us think, question, imagine, and understand the world. But the mind is not the place where life reaches its deepest fulfillment. It is the path that gently leads us to the heart. The mind seek... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2811 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Our mind is not our enemy. It is a sacred gift. It helps us think, question, imagine, and understand the world. But the mind is not the place where life reaches its deepest fulfillment. It is the path that gently leads us to the heart. The mind seek...