Author: Michael Tino

“We are called to pay attention to the society in which we live. We are called to understand the ways in which the lives of people we don’t know, and never will know, are made harder by political and economic policies that value some kinds of people over other kinds of people. In paying attention to our society, we give thanks for the many people who are working for justice for everyone, and we join in working with them so that all people are treated with the dignity and worth they possess.” -Amanda Udis-Kessler, from “We Are Called to Pay Attention”

What are you paying attention to today?

“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.” – Cesar Chavez

How can you widen your aspirations to include your community?

Embracing a generosity of spirit helps us center love by meeting people where they are and supporting them with what they need to thrive. -Aisha Hauser (CLF)

In what ways can you practice a generosity of spirit this week?

It is right to have an uneasy relationship with money, given its outsized power in our lives under capitalism, and yet money can be used to foster equity and build access as well.

How have you used money to foster equity?

Our full presence with another requires some measure of attention. What that is like may be different for people with different brains and ways of being in the world.

How do you cultivate attention and stay present to another?