Category Archives: Human-ness

the UN on human rights, video

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Please take the time (26 min.) to watch this important assessment of human rights in our world today. It is a riveting, comprehensive evaluation as well as a plea.

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Deep dives into the issues of our times

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

One of the few radio stations where I live is an activist, information-based station that is funded only and completely by listeners, KCEI. No corporate, public broadcasting, or other organized sources of funds. The station is decidedly left-of-center, people of … Continue reading →

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Meditation: luminous 2, lightness of being

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

When and how do you experience lightness of being? I experience some form of it when playing with my new feline friend, and when driving under the big sky of south-central Colorado and praying its beauty forward, when cooking -having … Continue reading →

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Meditation: tonglen giving on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

To those in the U.S., Happy Thanksgiving! That is said knowing the history of the First Peoples of this land, being ashamed of it as a person of mostly European stock, and doing what I can -as a person with … Continue reading →

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Meditation: exploring joy 2, sharing it

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

First, is learning that joy has many qualities. Those will become more familiar and obvious as we “notice the usually not noticed” that is within a moment of joy, happiness or delight. Second: when in a moment of joy, happiness, … Continue reading →

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