Peace Is Here with Avis Kalfsbeek

Avis continues reading Henry Stephen Salt’s A Plea for Vegetarianism – Chapter 2 Morality in Diet. “If, then, it be a degrading occupation to kill animals, how can the habit of eating them be other than degrading? If we condemn the ignorant and brutal butcher who supplies the flesh, how can we acquit the refined ladies and gentlemen who demand it? The thoughtlessness alone enables people to endure...

Avis reads Chapter 1 of Henry Stephen Salt's A Plea for Vegetarianism. In the first chapter of this collection of essays, Salt advocates for the adoption of a vegetarian lifestyle based on ethical, health, and environmental considerations. A fervent advocate for animal rights, Salt co-founded the Humanitarian League in 1891, promoting kindness to animals and opposing blood sports. He is considered...

In this episode, the Avis Kalfsbeek returns after a hiatus which includes a journey of overcoming alcohol addiction. She shares her insights on peace and the compelling interplay between peace and strength, with extraordinary depth drawn from her personal experiences in recovery. Avis explores the strength derived from women and the feminine force that permeates all beings. She further delves into...

Please enjoy audio chapters 36 through 41 (THE END) of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1 and a bonus, Pedro’s Primer. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an envir...

Please enjoy audio chapters 31 through 35 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to c...

Please enjoy audio chapters 26 through 30 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to c...

Please enjoy audio chapters 21 through 25 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to c...

Please enjoy audio chapters 16 through 20 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to c...

Please enjoy audio chapters 11 through 15 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to c...

Please enjoy audio chapters 6 through 10 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to cu...

Please enjoy audio book chapters 1 through 5 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people t...

I’d like to share a birthday note I wrote to my friends and a recording I made on my birthday with a prayer of peace. “Closer than my varicose veins, nearer than my sagging turkey neck.” Peace is here now, my dear friends. Music: Una Manana and Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfX...

“Everybody in the modern day and age wants to live like there house is its own tiny Target…” Join me to hear master spiritual clutter cutter, Kira Rodenbush talk about how we relate to our “stuff.” Her podcast is titled, “What’s Up With Your Stuff?” and in this light-hearted interview she talks about a family “Bob-Ross-on-acid” painting that she has carried from home to home, how to approach those...

Avis Kalfsbeek’s narration of philosopher, truth-seeker, dad-next-door-surfer Rob Bell’s superb synthesis of the change we need now in gun policy, with music by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Link to Rob Bell Politics and Guns Episode 59: https://robbell.podbean.com/e/episode-59-politics-and-guns-part-6-we-can-do-this/ Pew Research – Americans and Guns: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/k...

“Why peace? Why now?” American University’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution leaders ask. Learn more about the women faculty in this top-tier peace think tank. Study peace. Peace Studies: American University School of International Services – Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution https://www.american.edu/sis/ipcr/   Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodri...

Immanuel Kant’s essay "Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 6 “No state shall allow itself such hostilities in wartime as would make mutual trust in a future period of peace impossible.” Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike and The Red Kite by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXE...

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 5 “No state shall forcibly interfere in the constitution and government of another state.” Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanue...

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 4 “The state shall not contract debts in connection with its foreign affairs.”  Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s wr...

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 3 “Standing armies (miles perpetuus) shall be gradually abolished entirely.”  Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s writ...

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 2 “No independently existing state (irrespective if it is large or small) shall be able to be acquired by another state through inheritance, exchange, purchase, or gift.”  Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open...

Immanuel Kant’s essay Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch First Section Article 1. “No peace settlement which secretly reserves issues for a future war shall be considered valid.”   Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  o...

Let’s learn more about scholars, institutions, programs, classes, and individuals dedicated to peace. In this Peace Scholars episode, I read about the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, including a description of the programs and a few course descriptions. Go Leprechauns! Peace Studies: Read more about the academic peace programs and thought leaders at the K...

A reading of John’s Muir’s Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 2 Origins of the Yosemite Valley, Part 2. “The Half Dome is usually regarded as being the most mysterious and unique rock form in the valley, or, indeed, in the world, yet when closely approached and studied, its history becomes plain.” John Muir You can read the full book, Studies in the Sierra by John Muir at The Sierra Club’s site: https...

A reading of John’s Muir’s Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 2 Origins of the Yosemite Valley, Part 1. “It would require years of enthusiastic study to master the English alphabet if it were carved upon the flank of the Sierra in letters sixty or seventy miles long, their bases set in the foothills, their tops leaning back among the glaciers and shattered peaks of the summit, often veiled with forest...

What do we know of “delusions of grandeur”?  Do we self sabotage when we identify with this phrase? And an excerpt preview of upcoming book 6. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW More Peace anyone? If you ever think that a bit more meditation and time in nat...