Compassion

[close] This group is for anyone who is Death Positive, death doulas, end-of-life midwives, hospice workers/volunteers, and anyone who has ever or will ever experience a death (yes, that means YOU!). We encourage open, honest discussion about the one thing that we are all guaranteed in this life, Death. My hope is that we can dull the fears, and return the sacredness of death to our universal consciousness, to allow everyone to live their unique life to its fullest until their last exhale. "We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born The potential people who could have been here in my place But who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Sahara Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA So massively exceeds the set of actual people In the teeth of those stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds How dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state From which the vast majority have never stirred?" -Richard Dawkins

[close] This Jain way of life group aspire to be the webbook for people from all walk of life, diverse backgrounds, and differing faiths.

[close] Page Walkers is NOT a stuffy book club, or a traditional church book club. Page Walkers IS a gathering of everyday people who love reading and discussing our experience in an informal, fun, group led conversation. We also like laughter, dessert, coffee, and/or a glass of wine! Ok, and most of us are connected with Footsteps United Church of Christ (www.footstepsucc.org). We read 8 to 10 books annually and meet in the loft at Duck & Decanter's restaurant on Camelback Road & 16th Street in Phoenix, AZ. We will be reading books about justice, love, compassion, spirituality, and faith. The books chosen will ask deep questions that push us to discern our own life journey's. They won't be chosen because the group or Foosteps necessarily agree's with it's thesis. Jesus asked the tough questions, he didn't just give us all the answers. This is the tradition for our group.

[close] A book club to explore love and life. And drink all of the tea and wine!