A moment of NURTURE is lined by SANCTUARY
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
A SLM conversation with Renee King-Sonnen (Her vegan transformation from cattle rancher to cattle sanctuary) Renee King-Sonnen is on a mission to restore harmony and balance between us, animals, and our planet. This mission started with Rowdy Girl, an abandoned calf on her husband’s Texan cattle ranch. Her husband asked her to help nurture and mother Rowdy Girl. And, this changed everything; it was the start of a new way of seeing animals, a new diet, and a new life mission. Renee went on to become a vegan, to co-found Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, and work with the Rancher Advocacy...
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A moment of SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS is lined by TRUSTING IN SELF
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
A SLM conversation with Jennifer Brown (finding joy again) If you experienced times where you just didn’t feel joy in your life? You’re not alone. In the past few years, our guest Jennifer Brown has experienced cancer, losing her job, and, like all of us, the pandemic. Somewhere along the way, she lost joy. She couldn’t feel it. And, she did not know how to have fun anymore. She found herself searching for answers to questions like – What am I doing with my life? Being middle aged, gave a little sense of urgency in her thinking - I need to figure this out...
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SLM Short 10: A Silver Lining Moment in a change in PERSPECTIVE
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
SILVER LINING MOMENTS everywhere, in each moment - including in the MOMENT when you change your perspective and your world gets brighter because you can see the light in yourself, in others, in a situation, in the world. WHAT'S YOUR SILVER LINING MOMENT? Share in the comments or at SUPPORT SILVER LINING MOMENTS Help us expand love and light in the world at: Thank you! Music: Stock Media provided by AudioSphere / Pond5 Noise of the Earth provided by wavebrigade / Pond5
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SLM Short-ish 9: A SILVER LINING MOMENT in PROCESS & FRIENDSHIP
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
A moment of PSORIASIS & FRUSTRATION is lined by PROCESS & FRIENDSHIP. Silver Lining Moments are every where, in each moment, even in a moment of psoriasis (chronic condition) & frustration! In this SLM short, I talk about how a psoriasis flare-up has me feeling frustrated and angry filled with resentment and fear! These feelings may start with the psoriasis, but once I feel them, they spread to other areas of my life. Once the frustration feelings take hold, they create a filter through which I see everything that casts a shadow over all aspects of my life. The more I focus on my frustration,...
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a moment of MOTHERHOOD is lined by DREAMS
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
A moment of MOTHERHOOD is lined by Dreams A SLM conversation with Bonnie Silvestri Bonnie taught women in law classes that discussed legal issues around motherhood and families including topics like pregnancy and families in the workplace. When she became pregnant herself, these were no longer abstract issues in case books. They were personal. She realized that the whole "work life balance thing” was not so easily managed. She began to look at family leave policies around the world – in particular, she looked at countries that provided paid family leave like England...
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SLM Short 8: A SILVER LINING MOMENT in your inbox and messages
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
Silver Lining Moments are every where, in each moment, even in your inbox and messages. Last week, I received a few "just messages". The messages that have "just" somewhere in them, such as "I am writing just because I am thinking of you" or "I just wanted to let you know that you are important to me/that you are doing a good job/that I appreciate your friendship." Often, these messages are short in words but big in their positive impact. These just messages are a ray of sunshine in my inbox that brighten my day and shine a light through the years in my heart. They are...
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SLM Short 7: A Silver Lining Moment in a SILVER-LINED bath tub
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
Are you looking for a sign that you are on the right track? When I asked for a sign that Silver Lining Moments is a worthwhile focus of good in the world, I saw this "sign"; it's in the form of a SILVER-LINED bath tub in a storefront showcase. Just like the light behind the cloud, a SILVER LINING MOMENT is always there - reminding us of the light in ourselves, in our conversations, in each other, and in each MOMENT. And, a SLM takes many forms - sometimes it's that little bit of encouragement or that "sign" you are looking for. This SILVER-LINED bath tub was the...
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SLM Short 6: A Silver LIning Moment in a movie
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
SLMs are everywhere, in each moment. This one is in the movie 13 Lives, which is about the real-life cave rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach. They were trapped in the cave for 17 days. Some 10,000 people—including 2,000 soldiers, 200 divers and volunteers from around the world helped in their rescue. After watching this movie, I was in awe of how amazing people can be! Director Ron Howard said it best: “It’s a very contemporary theme that we need to remind ourselves of, and that is how powerful we can all be internationally or on a community level when we pull...
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SLM Short 5: A Silver Lining Moment in a sign in a window and a post on social media
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
Silver Lining Moments are everywhere. This one is in a sign in a window and a post on social media. Sometimes the right message for us comes to us at the right time. WHAT'S YOUR SILVER LINING MOMENT today? Check out more Silver Lining Moments at www.SilverLiningMoments.com.
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SLM Short 4: A Silver Lining Moment in Serendipitous Timing & A Dog's Warm Welcome
Silver Lining Moments with Kerry
Silver Lining Moments are everywhere. This one is in some serendipitous timing and a dog's warm welcome. WHAT'S YOUR SILVER LINING MOMENT today? Check out more Silver Lining Moments at www.SilverLiningMoments.com.
info_outlineA moment of HATE is lined by HEALING
A SLM conversation with Arlene Kline
Silver Lining Moments:
a space for conversations, feelings, and ideas that expand love and light
“Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have read this quote many times. I believe its truth. It’s one thing to read these words and agree with them; it’s another to live by these words. The first part is easy; the second part, not so much.
How we do we live these words…especially when hate is being targeted at us?
Even with my 100% certainty in the truth of these words, my first reaction is often to fight back. Perhaps that is what drew me to litigation and what kept me there for so many years, even when I felt it wasn’t quite the right path for me. My desire to take these words from aspirational affirmation to daily action has been part of my personal journey. When I see someone living these words, I seek them out and ask them how. This brings me to the guest of this SLM episode, Arlene Kline.
Arlene and her family have personally been on the receiving end of antisemitic hate speech. Her response against this hatred is to educate others about it and to empower others to stand against it. Her efforts are not grounded in hate for the spreaders of antisemitism but in justice and equality underlined by a love for all humanity. She volunteers with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an anti-hate group that works to secure justice and fair treatment for all.
In this episode, Arlene and I discuss:
- What it is like to be the recipient of hate speech
- The horrible feeling when your child is a recipient of hate speech
- Responding to hate with hate is driven by feelings of helplessness and fear
- Education and empowerment can transform helpless and fear into love in action
- Her work with, and the mission of, the ADL
- The importance of filling yourself up with self-love
Each instance of hate is an opportunity to live these words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each time we live these words through our thoughts and our actions, our feelings will follow; healing happens. Each time, hate weakens and love strengthens.
As you listen to this conversation, I hope that any hate directed at your or residing in your heart is healed with love. From my conversation with Arlene, I realize how:
a moment of HATE is lined by HEALING.
Thank you for listening to Silver Lining Moments.
By Arlene sharing and by you listening, together we are:
expanding love and light,
one person at a time,
one story at a time,
one Silver Lining Moment at a time.
