We will begin hosting regular neighborhood meditation sessions in April as an experiment, so this Sunday, one of our Leaders, Jone Johnson Lewis, will introduce some simple meditation practices you can practice by yourself or in the community. There are many different...
As we focus in November on the ethical path of courage, RYSEC Leader Jone Johnson Lewis will reflect on how, even when we know we need to change and want to change, that change can be awkward at first. We want to get to a stage best described as “flow”...
Thoreau offered the opinion that “Only that day dawns to which we are awake.” What does awakening mean, in our Ethical Culture context? Thoreau, in his classic Walden, describes the experience of awakening this way: “Every morning was a cheerful...
We continue our month’s theme of “Widening the Circle” with a talk by an Ethics for Children alum (Northern Virginia Ethical Society), Dr. Rachel Kallem Whitman. She writes this about her talk: Grab your wallet and take out a one-dollar bill and a...
The holidays that dominate December tend to emphasize joy. But joy isn’t easy for everyone. How is joy related to living the ethical life? Here is what Felix Adler, founder of the first Ethical Society, said about ethical living and joy: “They who make...
