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Rethinking Unconditional Love

Rethinking Unconditional Love

by | Apr 11, 2023 |

I recently had a conversation about the idea and ideal of unconditional love. Someone was struggling with whether they would ever experience truly unconditional love. Reflecting on a series of challenged personal relationships, this person was feeling despair and wondering if they were irrevocably broken. I found myself considering our cultural conditioning and proposed that perhaps the problem was with American cultural assumptions rather than individual brokenness.

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 Embracing and Extending Black History Month

 Embracing and Extending Black History Month

by | Mar 7, 2023 | ,

The significance of Black History Month 2023 varies widely across the United States. To make real progress on our deep racial divides, we all need to pay attention to Black History all year long. The opportunities to do so abound. I have come to this point of view slowly over many years. Not long ago I looked at Black History Month participation as a box to check off out of obligation and perhaps guilt. It was one more thing to do.

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Lessons about Reconciliation and Reparations from Desmond and Mpho Tutu: A Book Review

Lessons about Reconciliation and Reparations from Desmond and Mpho Tutu: A Book Review

by | Feb 28, 2023 | ,

Reviewing the Book of Forgiving during Black History Month allows us to look at ways to right the wrongs of this country’s original sin: mistreating and exploiting People of Color. Whether they were indigenous to this continent, imported as slaves, or the Chinese being excluded from becoming citizens, justice requires that a recognition and renewal take place.

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Seeing and Seeking the Beloved Community

Seeing and Seeking the Beloved Community

by , | Jan 31, 2023 | ,

As we enter Black History Month, we hear the echoes of Martin Luther King’s call for a Beloved Community.  Throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, Dr. King preached a deep connection between God’s love, “beloved community,” non-violence, justice, and peace. In a time of world conflict and daily struggles to see each other as beloved brothers and sisters, Dr. King’s words offer us a road map.

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About Tom Adams

Tom AdamsTom Adams writes and speaks on topics vital to the intersection of our personal lives with our community and global lives. He has for decades been engaged in and written about nonprofit leadership and transitions, spirituality and spiritual growth, how we each contribute to a more just and equitable world and recovery from addictions and the Twelve Step recovery movement.