"Labyrinths are my favorite, Iris! I just moved into a studio space in a re-purposed school in my neighborhood. One goal is to open a nurturing art exploration for neighborhood under-served kids. My dream is to, eventually, create some sort of…"
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Iris Graville posted a blog postWalking in Circles
“Our lives are an apprenticeship to the truth that around every circle another can be drawn. That there is no end in nature but every end is a beginning.” ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonI spent part of May 5 walking in circles. Sometimes such circuitous movement is a…See More
Cathy Barney commented on Iris Graville's blog post 'Afterthought #4 - Pilgrimage to Manzanar'"me, too ... even if we learn, we don't tend to apply them"
Iris Graville commented on Iris Graville's blog post 'Afterthought #4 - Pilgrimage to Manzanar'"Thanks for reading and commenting, Cathy. I pray that we learn from such mistakes.
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Cathy Barney commented on Iris Graville's blog post 'Afterthought #4 - Pilgrimage to Manzanar'"thank you for the reminder, Iris ... yes, the cruelty of fear"
Iris Graville posted a blog postAfterthought #4 - Pilgrimage to Manzanar
(The main Manzanar Pilgrimage event in 2011 | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET) Last month I blogged about the 70th anniversary of the opening of Manzanar, a concentration camp in southern California. Grace Ito Coan, a member of Sacramento Friends Meeting, was among the U.S. residents of Japanese ancestry…See More
"Why do you ask "What has worked?" See, I've got a gift for words-- and I can't even assume that what someone reads will be what I meant to say.
I've certainly learned not to assume that what someone wrote does justice to…"
Iris Graville commented on Iris Graville's blog post 'Conflict'"Forreset,
Thank you for taking time to respond to my blog post. I'm still reading and digesting your pamphlet on the need for more conflict among Friends.
In your post, I was struck by this comment: "I can't argue…"
"In Spring 2003, I gave a student presentation at Pendle Hill: "The Need for More Conflict Among Friends." And subsequently wrote about this at greater length.
This did reach some influential Friends-- which makes me partially responsible…"
Iris Graville posted a blog postConflict
Conflict. Disagreement. Opposing viewpoints. I don’t much like any of them, especially when they involve me and those I’m in relationship with. Some people tell me they like controversy, spirited opposition, debate and argument. They say it energizes them, excites them, gets their juices flowing. All that conflict does for me is make my stomach churn. So, at Meeting last Sunday, when our Worship-Sharing time focused on queries about resolving conflict, I did a lot of deep breathing. As we…See More
Iris Graville commented on Iris Graville's blog post 'A Little Bit of Wisdom'"Right, Cathy. I'm sure that Kathleen was paraphrasing that one. And yes, I'm well, enjoying the gift of focusing on writing. Hoping the same for you.
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Iris Graville posted a blog postThe Job of the Writer
Ten years ago, I printed up business cards with the title Writer under my name thinking that if that’s what the card says, that’s what I am. Now, I don't have to read that card to know that writing is my job, but some days, at the end of a writing session, I’ll leave my desk with doubts about whether I’m called to this work.…See More
Cathy Barney commented on Iris Graville's blog post 'A Little Bit of Wisdom'"Courageous and wise you are, Iris! I could not help but think of the Frederick Beuchner quote: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Hope you're well."
Iris Graville posted a blog postA Little Bit of Wisdom
The last day of Spring Residency for my writing program (Northwest Institute of Literary Arts), guest faculty Kathleen Dean Moore talked with the Craft of Nonfiction class about writing essays. A philosophy professor at Oregon State University,…See More
Iris Graville posted a blog postAfterthought #1
A writing friend, Charlotte Morganti, blogs regularly at Morganti Writes. Most Fridays she posts an “Itty Bitty”— typically a quote or anecdote and a few words of her own reflection. They often inspire me as I head into the weekend. Charlotte’s Itty Bitties remind me of a practice in some Quaker meetings of a time for “Afterthoughts.” After meeting for worship ends, silence continues for a few more minutes during which members are invited to…See More
Iris Graville posted a blog postOPEN
Five men holding cardboard signs huddled together, urging passersby to join them in protest against financial institutions. A month earlier, they had been among hundreds of others camped out in New York City’s Zuccotti Park. But on this biting cold post-Christmas day, they were the only ones who had ventured through the maze of metal fencing and past security guards to continue a vigil against corporate greed and social inequality. The sight of the barricade snaking around the park’s perimeter…See More
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- For most of my adult life, writing has been a vehicle for me to understand what I believe, feel, question, and know. For the past ten years, I've recognized writing as a Spirit-led creative process through which I come to know God, to understand God’s presence in my life, and to minister to others. It is both my work and my spiritual discipline. As a writer, I strive to give voice to the untold stories of ordinary people. Those stories are often the most extraordinary and the most meaningful. I never know who or what might call to me for telling, but I’ve learned to heed those stirrings of a good story. My first book, Hands at Work, was inspired by a showing of Summer Moon Scriver’s black-and-white photographs of hands. They suggested to me a passion for the kinds of work that have become rare for many Americans and that these were people nourished by manual labor. I immediately wanted to give voice to their stories and to others who work with their hands. www.handsworking.com.
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Walking in Circles
“Our lives are an apprenticeship to the truth that around every circle another can be drawn. That there is no end in nature but every end is a beginning.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson…
Posted on 5th mo. 12, 2012 at 12:04pm — 1 Comment
Afterthought #4 - Pilgrimage to Manzanar
(The main Manzanar Pilgrimage event in 2011 | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET)
Last month I blogged about the…
Continue Posted on 4th mo. 30, 2012 at 3:12pm — 3 Comments
Conflict
Conflict. Disagreement. Opposing viewpoints. I don’t much like any of them, especially when they involve me and those I’m in relationship with. Some people tell me they like controversy, spirited opposition, debate and argument. They say it energizes them, excites them, gets their juices flowing. All that conflict does for me is make my stomach churn.
So, at Meeting last Sunday, when our Worship-Sharing time focused on queries about…
ContinuePosted on 3rd mo. 8, 2012 at 12:36pm — 3 Comments
The Job of the Writer
Ten years ago, I printed up business cards with the title Writer under my name thinking that if that’s what the card says, that’s what I am. Now, I don't have to read that card to know that writing is my job, but some days, at the end of a writing session, I’ll leave my desk with doubts about whether I’m called…
ContinuePosted on 2nd mo. 24, 2012 at 12:58pm
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