by Forrest Peterson | Jan 1, 2026 | Words on Paper
Morgan Freeman interviews Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who appears in “The Story of God” series, discussing Buddhist views on the divine. (National Geographic photo in Variety). It’s Sunday morning. I’m looking out the window at snowflakes...
by Forrest Peterson | Dec 25, 2025 | Words on Paper
In the wake of political rhetoric, nearly 150 people descended on a Somali restaurant to have lunch and write notes of support. It was a bit of a relief to learn the explanation for the Chinook helicopter I saw hovering near the local airport about two weeks ago. The...
by Forrest Peterson | Dec 18, 2025 | Words on Paper
A Facebook post announced this candlelight vigil in front of a county jail, where a minister spoke to the group in support of people being detained by ICE. When we survive the current assault on our representative democracy in America (and we will), it will take...
by Forrest Peterson | Dec 11, 2025 | Words on Paper
Conversation at annual picnic of a small community service group heard expressions of ‘good to see you’ and ‘how are you doing’, which, in at least one case led to sharing a deeper personal story. In recent years, upon meeting acquaintances I hadn’t seen for a while,...
by Forrest Peterson | Nov 6, 2025 | Words on Paper
Marching along ‘grocery store alley’ in protest of possible cuts in food assistance. When I hear people blame ‘bad choices’ for someone’s needing to receive food or other public assistance benefits, the only actual bad choice I can think of is whom those...
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