Including My Loneliness in God It’s Yom Kippur today. I’ve been told that the English translation is poor and it’s not quite the Day of Atonement, but rather the Day of Return. Of returning to perfect communication between you and God.
Anger in a secluded forest There is a place, out where nobody can find me, where I go to nurse my wounds and cry. Let us go to that place now, weaving past mountains of fear and remorse, to a secluded forest.
Rainbows and windstorms along the Causeway Coast Celebrating progress in Palestine, two weeks at Plum Village, and three weeks in London
Touching immediacy in the clay fields An exploration of authenticity and true self in a coaching session with Leo
Navigating the barriers to an open heart The race to submit eight Palestinian visa applications in time for waking up at Plum Village
Articulating a framework of belief for operations in Palestine Inclusivity, wise speech and communication, systems change, and taking good care
Women paving the path of peace My encounters with three women teachers at the European Institute for Applied Buddhism in Germany (and other happy news)
Practicing Aimlessness and Goal-Setting on the Camino A reminder to the current Melanie to go slowly, take care of the body's needs, and to re-commit to aspirations of the heart.
Crafting islands with raw almonds, poppies, and 20 kids from Dheisheh Stories from Bethlehem, Jericho, and Jerusalem
Violence is very close to home today. Mourning the death of an 18 year old volunteer medic killed by sniper fire in Dheisheh Camp.
Rockets, Imagination Camp, and other stories Lots has happened in the past two weeks in Beit Jala and Jerusalem
Seeing the North Star through the trees Seven weeks of exploring individual and collective narrative with Joann, through our discussions on tree planting in Israel/Palestine
Today is my first lazy day in Jerusalem. Slow reflections on twenty-five days across Israel-Palestine
Dearest Melanie, welcome to a new year. This year, I am opening my heart to God. I will no longer choose doubt over faith: I vow to see magic in the stillness of my soul, in the…
The Song of the Bell Written by Melanie Gin and Thy-Diep Ta, illustrations by Sheila Grießhaber “Brother, why do you look so sad?”, a voice called out to the man in brown robes.
Creating family wherever we go Seven weeks of adventures in London, Paris, Bordeaux, Plum Village, Beziers, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem
