Peace rarely arrives as a single grand event. More my be built from small choices we make in how we listen, how we speak, and how we hold space for one another. This July, five voices from our community offer their own way into that practice, each bringing a different instrument to the symphony.
We open the month with Discovering Your Peaceful Voice on July 1, with Dr. Edward Viljoen. Some obstacles to peaceful communication hide in plain sight, disguised as ordinary habits. This talk traces one path toward noticing them, and toward the voice that waits underneath.
On July 8, Rev. Siota Belle leads us into Drumming To a Different Beat. There's a rhythm to peace that doesn't always match the pace the world moves at. This gathering explores what it means to find our own tempo, and to trust it even when it differs from the beat around us.
July 15 brings Practicing Your Peace with Rev. Russ Legear. Peace as an idea can sound lovely. Peace as a daily practice asks something more of us. This talk turns toward the practical, the repeated, the small acts that build a peaceful life one day at a time.
On July 22, Peggy Weber, RScP, shares Don't Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good. The search for the ideal response, the ideal moment, the ideal version of ourselves can quietly stand in the way of showing up at all. This talk invites a gentler standard, one where good and present can be enough.
We close the month on July 29 with Joining the Symphony of Life, presented by Tamarya Hulme, RScP. Each of us plays a part in something larger, and peace often depends on how well we listen to the parts around us. This talk considers what it means to add our note to that larger music, in harmony rather than alone.
Five speakers, five instruments, one shared song. We hope you'll join us this July as we explore, together, what it means to be an instrument for peace.
Wednesday Evening Services, 7:00 PM
Center for Spiritual Living Santa Rosa
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