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Thoughts and reflections on life from writers around the world. If you would like to submit a reflection for possible publication here, please email us.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Laura Boobbyer
A disciplined life?

Laura Boobbyer shares some thoughts she has had about quiet times. 'It's not that I don't believe in quiet times - I do - it's just that I have always found it difficult to get out of bed! Maybe you have the same problem? My quiet time career, since Initiatives of Change changed my life 20 years ago, has had many ups and downs...'

Monday, October 1, 2012
Change starts with me

K Haridas Nair reflects on new insights into the principle that 'Change starts with me' gained during a course run by the Arbinger Institute at the recent Tools for Change -KL 2012 conference.

Thursday, July 26, 2012
Alline Serpa
The Personal Legacy of Frank Buchman

Alline Serpa challenges the Initiatives of Change network to revisit the legacy of Frank Buchman, its founder, and to find a deeper care for each other, rooted in personal change.

Thursday, July 5, 2012
Su Riddell
Choices and consequences

Su Riddell, mother of two, shares some thoughts and lessons learned about parenting.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Vocation as a gift

How do we find what we are meant to do with our lives? It is a question that applies to all of us, whether we are at an early or a late stage in life’s journey. Dr Philip Boobbyer gave this reflection whilst attending a Initiatives of Change UK national fellowship weekend in Swanwick, Derbyshire, 25-27 May 2012.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Susan Corcoran
Making time for quiet time

Our lives are busy, our days are hectic, media noise surrounds us and the latest urgent communication is at our finger tips demanding our attention. In this cacophony of over-abundant information, misinformation and disinformation how do we still our hearts and refresh our thoughts?

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Sources of Inspiration: anyone can take an initiative...

This reflection was given by Fiona Daukes at a public meeting at the UK Initiatives of Change Centre in London on 21 April. Fiona shared that 'Though I don’t feel that I am much of an initiator as I would rather follow and support initiatives taken by others! I do feel however, there need to be cellos as well as the conductors, and making visions into reality requires inspiration. Where does that inspiration come from?

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Ahimsa - the basis for absolute love

Ahimsa, or ‘non-injury’, has been the inspiration behind the non-violent movements that sprung up in India and was much in vogue during the Indian Independence struggle. Today it is in forefront of the anti-corruption call in India. K Haridas Nair relates Ahisma to the idea of Absolute Love in the fourth (and last) of our series looking at core moral values from an Eastern perspective.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Howard Grace
A perspective on The Eternal

Howard Grace reflects on space and spirituality. This article first appeared as a centre spread piece in the UK national Quaker weekly The Friend, and has also appeared in the UK Progressive Christianity Network national Newsletter.

Monday, August 15, 2011
‘Karma yoga’, or absolute unselfishness

K Haridas Nair from Malaysia looks at the idea of absolute unselfishness through the Hindu path of 'Karma yoga' – or selfless action. This is the third of a series in which we look at core moral values from an Eastern perspective.

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