West Hill Podcast

We travel together in the spirit of love

Dana Wilson-Li — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:14:00 -0500

July 11, 2010.

Gretta concludes her discussion of VisionWorks 2009 by asking: what do we do with this document? How is it to be used given that we recognize it has no inherent authority?

VisionWorks 2009 ::

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Our vision is growth

Dana Wilson-Li — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:01:00 -0500

July 4, 2010.

In the last meditation on the them of Visionworks 2009, Gretta explores how we might consider our effect on the world, using music to frame her thoughts. She then relates her son’s harrowing experience at the G20 and suggests how anger can turn to growth and resilience and change.

VisionWorks 2009 :: Vision Works 2009 - Our Vision is Growth

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Our gatherings are multi-faceted

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:58:00 -0500

June 27, 2010.

As the G20 takes place in Toronto, Gretta explores the more contemplative and meditative facets of gathering together. Through simple ritual, she asks the congregation to consider money and glass beads.

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Our sources of inspiration of diverse

Dana Wilson-Li — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:55:00 -0500

June 20, 2010.

Gretta explores a diversity of resources to inspire, initiate discussion, and encourage contemplation. She offers several quotations and engages the congregation in conversation about some of the ideas.

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Our response to life is love

Dana Wilson-Li — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:52:00 -0500

June 13, 2010.

Gretta reflects on the second part of VisionWorks 2009: Our response to life is love. She asks what that might mean in an ethically complex society.

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Reading

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:38:00 -0500

June 6, 2010. An excerpt from VisionWorks 2009.

VisionWorks 2009 ::

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Reason and Meaning

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:22:00 -0500

June 6, 2010.

With Gretta, the congregation explores ideas connected to Vision Works 2009. It begins a six week conversation on the document. Join the conversation on West Hill’s facebook page.

Find us on Facebook :: Vision Works 2009 section 1 discussion

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Common Dreams

Dana Wilson-Li — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:33:00 -0500

May 30, 2010.

Scott Kearns tells of his and Gretta’s travels in Australia and New Zealand. He shares some of the comments and discussions he had while at the Common Dreams Conference and highlights the wonderful welcome he and Gretta received.

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Getting Beyond Assumptions

Dana Wilson-Li — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:49:00 -0500

May 23, 2010

Gretta connects the society of Victorian England and Pentacost as a way to reflect upon the assumptions we hold—and the ways in which we might get beyond them, if we so choose.

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Being Buddy-Sattvas

Dana Wilson-Li — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:02:00 -0500

May 16, 2010

Gretta shares a poem, The Buddy-Sattva Promise by Charles Page. In doing so, she reflects on the West Hill community and the gifts we have offered and those we have been offered during the time she and Scott were in Australia and New Zealand.

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Everyone Makes Mistakes (Except Me!!)

Dana Wilson-Li — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:18:00 -0500

May 9, 2010.

Guest speaker Scott Campbell discusses cognitive dissonance as he explores why we can so easily justify our own conduct.

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At Home in the Cosmos

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:14:00 -0500

May 2, 2010.

Scott Campbell shares his thoughts on cultivating wonder in the natural world as a way of creating meaning for our lives. He offers examples of some of the amazing wonders of the universe.

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A Common Story

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:34:00 -0500

April 25, 2010

Alan Ely shares his understanding of the Golden Rule and how this common theme ties us to each other and the world.

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Concious Living

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:59:00 -0500

April 18, 2010

Guest speaker Diane Hoover shares her ideas on progressive conscious thinking. She finishes with a reading from Janice May Parviainen’s book, “Courage To Love Yourself”.

Diane Hoover :: Visit Diane's website and find out more about her.
Courage to Love Yourself :: Visit Janice May`s website to find out more

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Shaping Connection

Dana Wilson-Li — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:12:00 -0500

April 11, 2010.

Guest speaker Trisha Bower extends last week’s theme of connection, highlighting how working with clay allows her to connect deeply not only with others, but with herself. She gifts the congregation with an opportunity to connect as well.

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Easter - Fabric and Thread

Dana Wilson-Li — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:43:00 -0500

April 4, 2010

Gretta explores what it means to be connected.

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Good Friday - Hope and Despair

Dana Wilson-Li — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:38:00 -0500

April 2, 2010

A Good Friday reading explores joy and pain, hope and despair, life and death.

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Symbols and Fairy Tales

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:44:00 -0500

March 28, 2010.

On this, Palm Sunday, Gretta explores with the congregation the meaning and metaphor we take from the fairy tales of our childhoods. And she looks at that moment when Jesus steps “into the dream”, the dream of change in the world. She reminds us of how we have already been change in the world and calls each of us to walk again through that archway to the centre of where change can happen.

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A Diverse Journey

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:29:00 -0500

March 21, 2010

Special guest speaker Shodja Ziaian shares the winding path of his journey to West Hill and the diversity of his background.
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Dr. Shodja Eddin Ziaian is a Professor at Glendon College, York University and a Research Associate in the York Center for International and Security Studies (YCISS). Holding a BA from the National University of Iran, an MA from the University of Dijon, and a doctorate in [Peace] Economics from the University of Paris, Dr. Ziaian authored “Contes Iraniens Islamisés”, and translated into Persian André Piettre’s “Marx and Marxism” among other books. He worked as an editor in the National Iranian Radio and TV and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). He has publications in English, French and Persian. He is a former National Defense Critic and Peace Building Advocate in the Shadow Cabinet of the Green Party of Canada.

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If Nobody Knew

Dana Wilson-Li — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:57:00 -0500

March 14, 2010.

Guest speaker Scott Kearns examines the implications of Groundhog Day, the movie.

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