I hope that the love of family and friends, inspiration from those you admire, and the best wisdom and guidance from our religious/spiritual traditions — have lifted your spirits this holiday season!

Here’s what’s coming up in the OWL community:

Global Awakin Call — Dec. 31

Our own Len and Libby Traubman are guest speakers at tomorrow’s ServiceSpace Awakin Call! I’ll be moderating.
Dec. 31 Global Awakin Call

Complete Info & RSVP

Interfaith Spiritual Travelers — Jan. 8

Spiritual travelers from all backgrounds and traditions, sharing experience — seeking wisdom.

Debra Roberts: The Sacred Path of Bees

First Speaker: When you first meet Debra Roberts there are two words you’re likely to hear right away: bees, and Appalachia. Debra is a natural beekeeper and international honeybee educator, speaker, mentor, advocate, artist, and writer. She stewards her bee sanctuary in the Appalachian Mountains, where she and her husband Joe live in Asheville, North Carolina. She travels around the world to speak and teach on subjects like: Natural Compassionate Beekeeping The Sacred Path of Bee: Beekeeping as a Sacred Practice Love as the Ultimate Activism Women and Beekeeping: Women’s Ways in the Apiary and How They are Changing Modern Apiculture

I am a honeybee educator, speaker, and advocate. I teach and travel around the world, and I am totally bee-sotted. I am not commercial and rarely harvest any honey. My bee sanctuary is right next to our house in the mountains of Western North Carolina. It is a place that is holy to me. I spend time there every day that I am in town. My path is to explore sacred relationship with the bees, to learn from them, and to inspire and support others in doing the same, and it is also to provide a safe place for bees to flourish in the world….

We depend on honeybees for over a third of the food we eat… It is my belief that many of the challenges in this world stem from our disconnect with nature — both within us and outside of us. When we steward bees in a bee-centric rather than business-centric way, there is an opportunity to learn about the interconnectedness we share with all life.

Complete Info & RSVP

Being American Now — Jan. 15

A conversation at a time of darkness about engaging and supporting the emergence of light.

Meeting Time
Sunday, January 15, 2017, 5:00 – 6:30 PM Pacific Time.
You can find your corresponding local time at Time and Date.

Preparing for Session 3
These suggestions are optional. Try one if you feel moved to do so. 🙂

• Many of us at this time have found ourselves energized and motivated by examples of positive leadership. If you find an article, video, etc. about a leader who is speaking or taking action which inspires you, please share it at Positive Leadership.
• If you come across any opportunities for action — of non-violent, love-based activism, opportunities to “be the change we wish to see in the world,” please share them at Action Opportunities.

To join us for the videoconference, please RSVP now!
We’ll get back to you with details.

Any questions, or ideas for topics or speakers for future OWL circles? Please let me know!

Wishing you a peaceful, healthy, year of abundance on all levels — material, spiritual, community — where we each get to experience the fulfillment of doing what we’re here in this world to do!

In gratitude.

Aryae