Living in a foreign land | Leben in einem fremden Land

Deutsch unten This was originally shared at the 2019 European and Middle East Section Annual Meeting (AM), the theme for which was “Living in a foreign land.” In the opening session, four Friends shared something of their experiences. This is what I contributed. I’m currently living in my fourth country, the third “foreign land.” When … More Living in a foreign land | Leben in einem fremden Land

Liebesgedicht für EMEYF | Love Poem for EMEYF | LAP

Shared by George Thurley. The French and Dutch translations may contain some mistakes as he’s not a native speaker of either – comments are welcome! EN: I came across this love poem to EMEYF at Annual Meeting, during our first LAP workshop of the weekend, in the stories and histories stack of materials. I just … More Liebesgedicht für EMEYF | Love Poem for EMEYF | LAP

Travelling Slow | Langsam Reisen

I, and several others besides, travelled slow to our most recent Spring Gathering. By train, bus and boat (and eventually car) I travelled from Brussels to Moyallon, accumulating people along the way. My primary motivation for this was initially to travel more sustainably (i.e. to avoid flying). But I have increasingly come to see it as a spiritual practice, that we Quakers should encourage as much as we can. … More Travelling Slow | Langsam Reisen