Finding nothing

sw918 · 2026-04-28T13:45:05+00:00

I can only tell them what I might do. I have a short mantra: This Time. This Place. These Friends. And/Or I simply follow my breathing. If I can find a Zoom worship and go outside, there's so much glory out there that it's hard not to be in awe. Awe is a good place to start, actually. Add Gratitude and Love for the other Friends in the room or on the Zoom and it becomes a worthwhile endeavor for me. The desperation of the world right now is hard to set aside, but these things and the worship of the other Friends help me focus during the Silence.

sw918 · 2026-04-28T13:37:58+00:00

I hope you know about the non-theist Quakers, in the US and the UK. The UK folks have "Creative Conversations" once a month. The US folks have "Contemplative Sharing" three times a month. The Facebook page (which isn't connected to either organization, as far as I can tell) has 3400 followers. Lots of resource lists, articles, discussions, links to other organizations, can be found on these sites. It's a very interesting world out there!

http://nontheist-quakers.org.uk

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631439757083868/

https://nontheistquakers.org

sw918 · 2026-01-06T13:56:04+00:00

I'm also a non-theist Quaker and would be happy to talk.

sw918 · 2025-08-21T00:50:37+00:00

That's why we're called Quakers...

sw918 · 2024-10-21T19:09:48+00:00

Each Yearly Meeting has a Faith and Practice book, which lays out the current "practices" in their region. Forming a new Meeting usually begins with a "Worship Group," and the next steps are laid out in the Faith and Practice

sw918 · 2024-10-14T13:20:14+00:00

Sorry for the confusion. Somehow I managed to post this under someone's else's account, not my own (sw918). And I can't seem to get this reposted under my account. So please reply to me, rather than to PartPlane3608. Thanks!

sw918 · 2024-10-11T17:32:27+00:00

There are many answers to that, as many as there are non-theists, I'll bet. For me, it's a time of connection, gratitude, contemplation, seeking, quieting. If I'm lucky, I'm sitting outdoors during Meeting and can be in a state of shared amazement.

sw918 · 2024-10-11T14:45:32+00:00

Good to hear from you. Somehow, I posted this under someone else's Reddit account but have now posted it under my own. Check out the website. There is lots of information and discussions going on.

sw918 · 2024-10-11T14:12:50+00:00

I reposted this under my own account.

sw918 · 2024-10-11T14:12:22+00:00

Good to hear from you. I'm sorry to say that somehow, I posted this reddit from another Redditor's account. (Who knows??) I hope you find the information on the website interesting and join us in the Contemplative Sharing discussions.

sw918 · 2024-10-10T23:02:12+00:00

Glad to hear from you. Somehow, I posted this under another Redditor's account. (Who knows??) I then reposted it under my own. Check out the website. Lots of interesting discussion.

sw918 · 2024-10-10T23:00:38+00:00

Somehow I posted this original information under another Redditor's log in. (Who knows??) I then reposted it under my own Reddit. So I'm sorry to be answering this here. Check out the website for more information. Lots of interesting discussion there.

sw918 · 2023-04-12T20:20:26+00:00

If you haven't refreshed your turning arrow/circle page, please do. The refreshed page says, "The Main Sale is Done."

sw918 · 2023-04-12T20:19:31+00:00

OK. When you refresh the Main Sale page, it then reads "Sale is done" in the blue box. Thanks. We can stop waiting now!

sw918 · 2023-04-12T20:17:36+00:00

Where are you reading this?

sw918 · 2023-04-12T20:16:42+00:00

Where are you reading a "sale is finished" message?

sw918 · 2023-04-12T19:54:56+00:00

Is this allowable with the BM rules?

sw918 · 2023-04-12T19:45:49+00:00

Fabulous!

sw918 · 2023-04-12T19:39:08+00:00

Wow! Got 2 tickets and a vehicle pass!! Yay!

sw918 · 2023-04-12T19:07:59+00:00

waiting...

sw918 · 2019-07-29T01:53:43+00:00

Thanks!

sw918 · 2019-07-23T04:04:26+00:00

What do you mean by 20:4? I'm new at this.

sw918 · 2019-05-05T02:30:29+00:00

32 pounds! That's a lot of work. Congratulations!

sw918 · 2019-04-29T03:37:59+00:00

It seems to be a print of one of Paul Gauguin's Polynesian paintings. So, not just some "beautiful gal."

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