Peace

A blog devoted to art, writing, and living. Mary Ann Petersen attends Eugene Friends Meeting.

The following text is the keynote talk delivered remotely by Kenya Casanova to North Pacific Yearly Meeting on July 23, 2020.

Birds – A poem by Susan Cozzens of Eastside Friends Meeting in Bellevue, WA, concerning a walk outside during the time of pandemic.

A social dynamics tool that expands upon the work of Stephen Karpman, who conceived of “The Dreaded Drama Triangle” of “Victim, Persecutor, Rescuer” in 1968.

A poem of peace in a time of pandemic.

A poem about turmoil, from a Friend in Olympia, WA.

Lists of helpful ideas concerning approaches for seeking to resolve conflicts.

Report on a primary-school program in Dzerzhinsk, Russia, co-sponsored by Friends House Moscow.

Western Friend received this poem, along with the following note, from David Ireland of Boulder Meeting (IMYM) this week:

Hi Mary,

A poem from Trudy Myrrh Reagan's book, Spacious.