Stay Positive June 2025

Stay Positive

I read something that helps keep my spirits up in these ghastly times. Maybe it will help you too. “Here’s the problem with tuning…

The Heart of the Matter by JoAnn Lordahl

The Heart of The Matter

“To understand Quaker process one must understand the value system that undergirds all Quaker function. In seventeenth century Britain, George Fox and the Friends…

Some Ways of behaving

Some Ways of Behaving

I thought it might be worthwhile this momentous day to look at 1. The Quaker way of governance i.e. how we order ourselves, and…

Authentic Power by JoAnn Lordahl

Authentic Power

This is a quote that amazes me every time I reread it: “You were born to create spiritual wealth. You live in spiritual poverty…

Being A Slave - blog post by JoAnn Lordahl

Being A Slave

“It is estimated that some fifty million [Google shows different statistics] people were taken from the continent during the years of the slave trade….

How shall I Live? By JoAnn Lordahl

How Shall I Live?

Today, looking over Quaker Notes, I choose some that speak to me today: “Early Friends placed a great emphasis on ‘Living faithfully’, and this…

Money-Money-Money by JoAnn Lordahl

Money Money Money

Money-Money-Money! – That Old Song Runs Around in My Head “‘At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, Kurt Vonnegut informs his…

Memoir of Josephine Baker's called "Fearless and Free"

“Fearless And Free” is Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker, Fearless and Free, A Memoir was originally published in 1949. “No Jews, no dogs, no niggers . . . ” It was…