Universal Heart Newsletter
February 17, 2012
Dear Universal Heart Networkers Special greetings with this very first newsletter of 2012, yet doesn’t it seem that this year has already been running along
Commentary
This includes a large range of talks given at a variety of locations and venues, collections and immersions from retreats and workshops, guided meditations, social media, interviews and other related conversations.
Retreats and events with Dr Stephanie Dowrick, 2012
February 16, 2012
Please see details below for Sydney events for The Moon Shines Out of the Dark! This is Stephanie’s first children’s book for many years and
Overworked? Make a list!
February 16, 2012
If the day feels impossible and it’s hardly begun, take charge. Make a list! Invest a few minutes to identify and write down those “countless”
Every day, a Valentine?
February 6, 2012
Your physical health as well as your emotional wellbeing is dramatically affected by the quality of your relationships. As we approach Valentine’s Day 2012, it’s
Take charge. Stay calm.
January 11, 2012
1. Come into the present moment. When you panic, your thoughts break time barriers. You imagine, “This will go on forever.” Or, “Nothing will ever
Writing (and reading) your life
January 2, 2012
There’ve been lots of questions in the twitter and Facebook spheres in recent weeks about why writers write. My own shortest answer would be: to
“The world is new to us each morning”
December 30, 2011
What is the universal message for “all humankind” – regardless of religious labels? Surely the greatest challenge we face today is learning what the call
An open letter to Tony Abbott from Stephanie Dowrick
December 27, 2011
Dear Mr Abbott Barely a week ago, as most of us were preparing for this precious Christmas break, the media brought us news of the
A universal message of love?
December 23, 2011
Is it true, asks Sufi poet Hafiz, that it is our destiny to turn into light itself? In this talk, filmed at Pitt Street Uniting
Happy Christmas to Universal Heart Network!
December 22, 2011
Blessings of peace and kindness to you at Christmas. And throughout the coming year. Thank you so much for your continuing support of the Universal Heart
Retreats with Stephanie Dowrick 2012
December 22, 2011
Australia? New Zealand? Japan? You can join us from anywhere in the world! Early in the New Year, I will post a more complete list
Universal Heart gifts for mind & spirit!
December 13, 2011
Dear UHN friends, Greetings! With just days to go until Christmas, most of us have our minds on gift-giving and I’m aware how fortunate we
Gifts for heart, mind, spirit
December 13, 2011
It’s beautiful to give a thoughtful, well-chosen gift. And it’s wonderful to receive such gifts as a marker of affection and appreciation. I’m also aware
Everyday Kindness – new book & events
December 2, 2011
Dear friends On 10 January I wrote an article on my website proposing that 2011 could be (and ideally would be) “the year of everyday
The sublime, infinite gifts of grace
November 25, 2011
Dr Stephanie Dowrick writes, ‘It was a reviving experience to prepare this short talk on grace – especially at the end of the year when
10 Commandments for reading activists
November 24, 2011
Invest in the writers you care about. Buy their books. Don’t borrow or boast of buying 2nd-hand. (Live authors need royalties.) Don’t assume that just
On writing (and reading) Rilke
November 19, 2011
This portrait of 20th-century European poet Rainer Maria Rilke is by his friend the Expressionist painter, Paula Modersohn-Becker, painted when both were adventurous idealists in their 20s. I have a
Universal Heart Newsletter
November 16, 2011
Appreciation & hope * US publication In the Company of Rilke * Bookstore specials and new recommendations * “Stillness” on YouTube * Interfaith in Sydney Sunday
Interfaith service Sydney, 20 November 3pm
November 16, 2011
Interfaith services with Dr Stephanie Dowrick. Music: Kim Cunio & Heather Lee. Let’s leave our “labels” at the door and come together as a single,
Stephanie Dowrick reviews Anna Funder’s All that I Am
November 15, 2011
(This review first appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, October 2011) What kind of people dare to dream of a better world than the one
Rainer Maria Rilke: Publication of In the Company of Rilke
November 10, 2011
Time to celebrate the US publication of In the Company of Rilke! This is the first full-length study of Rainer Maria Rilke that explores and
Breast Cancer Network Australia
November 4, 2011
One of the themes I always talk about at the BCNA forums around Australia is the “best friend” rule: treating ourselves with the same consideration,
Singing & praying for peace
October 29, 2011
Saturday, 29 October, 7.30pm, there will be a concert for peace in the “Spirit of Assisi” at Pitt Street (264) Uniting Church, Sydney, hosted and
Are you easy to like?
October 26, 2011
Are you easy to like? Think for a moment about the people in your life who are genuinely self-confident (not bombastic or self-important!). Are they