Quaker Quicks - That Clear and Certain Sound: Finding Solid Ground in Perilous Times

by Pamela Haines

Overview

'This book is like a refreshing rain—a shower of meditations on life-lessons presented so deftly and gently by the author that their true depth and breadth may at first be overlooked. Behind the clear and certain language in which Pamela Haines’ voice comes across, lies a worldview deeply rooted in the Quaker ethos. Yet her stories and reflections, and the questions she ponders, will resonate with all who work to bring the healing of “right relationship” to the human world and to earth’s whole commonwealth of life.' Keith Helmuth, Author of Tracking Down Ecological guidance: Presence, Beauty, Survival

Stay alert to the ring of truth and reach for solid ground in all aspects of life. John Woolman, a colonial Quaker, advises us to “Dig deep. …Carefully cast forth the loose matter and get down to the rock, the sure foundation, and there hearken to the Divine Voice which gives a clear and certain sound.” What if moving ever closer to what rings true were the central principle for organizing our lives? There may be no work that’s harder - or more worth doing. And maybe, as we keep trying, it will get less hard - and we’ll hear that ring of truth in our lives more and more. This collection of meditations on being alive in these wonderful and perilous times encourages us to stay alert to the sound of truth even in the most unlikely places, to reach for solid ground in all aspects of our lives, and to stretch from there toward lives of greater connection and integrity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789047653
Publisher:	Collective Ink
Publication date:	12/01/2021
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.62(w) x 8.55(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

A student of economics since childhood, Pamela Haines has spent a lifetime gathering experience, knowledge and perspective to speak with authority on how economic theories and structures shape our lives and challenge our values. She has written pamphlets and magazine articles and lead workshops based on demystifying connections between economics and daily life, while challenging people to claim their power and act on their values. Pamela lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

1 Introduction: What Rings True 3

2 Windows and Reflections 5

Sacred spaces

Help and confidence 6

Spending and saving 8

Right to repair 10

When more is less 11

Language learning 12

Home-made play 13

Interior decorating 15

3 Love and Grief 17

On love and grief

Swimming in the same sea 19

Listen and love 20

For love of the land 21

In focus 23

Sharing a tattered world 25

4 Separation and Belonging 27

On being rooted

Sharing what we have 28

Demolition derby 31

Bitter and sweet 33

Reimagining men 35

The con 36

Curiosity and respect 38

5 Hardship and Hope 41

Blowing on coals

The gift 42

Leaving the Land of I 44

Microorganisms and fertility 46

Balance 48

6 Peril and Possibility 51

Imagining a new thing

Risk management 53

Extract or generate 55

What we protect 57

Big enough 58

Serenity 61