Naming The Days

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Beyond Fireworks: Celebrating Our Interdependence July 4 When you reflect on your personal freedom you can't help but see the interdependence of life. We dep… Unity
Independence Day July 4 Practices exploring the significance of the Fourth of July. Questing
Birthday of Hazrat Inayat Khan July 5 Celebrating the birthday of Hazrat Inayat Khan who brought Sufism with its emphasis on courtesy and … Unity
Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama July 6 Celebrating the birthday of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate who is the spiritual and temporal leader … Compassion
Eid al-Ghadeer On or about the evening of Thursday, July 6, through evening of Friday, July 7, 2022 (Dates may vary as the Islamic lunar calendar depends on the movements and sightings of the moon.) Commemorating the appointment of Ali Ibn Abu Talib as the successor to the Prophet Muhammad. Devotion
Birthday of E. B. White July 11 Reading essays, watching stories for children, contemplating quotes in honor of the writer who excel… Wonder
Birthday of Henry David Thoreau July 12 (PDP) Quotes and epiphanies from America's first environmentalist. Questing
Birthday of R. Buckminster Fuller July 12 Celebrating the visionary possibilities that the work of futurist R. Buckminster Fuller brings alive… Vision
Birthday of Woody Guthrie July 14 (PDP) Saluting Woody Guthrie's vagabond spirit and love of the underdog with his music and a film bi… Meaning
Birthday of Abraham Joshua Heschel July 17 (PDP) Quotes to remember the wisdom of this Jewish teacher, theologian, and social activist. Faith
Birthday of Nelson Mandela July 18 (PDP) Honoring the life of the South African political leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who nev… Vision
Birthday of Will D. Campbell July 18 (PDP) A review of the civil rights and reconciliation activism of the Protestant progressive who was… Justice
Al-Hijra On or about the evening of Tuesday, July 18, through evening of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 (Dates may vary as the Islamic lunar calendar depends on the movements and sightings of the moon.) Celebrating the Islamic New Year. Faith
Anniversary of the First Lunar Landing July 20 (PDP) A commemoration of landing on the moon by Neil A. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Gratitude
Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's Induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame July 23 (PDP) Celebrating the achievements of the African-American baseball player. Openness
Birthday of Amelia Earhart July 24 Honoring Amelia Earhart, the heroic aviator, on her birthday. Questing
Birthday of Gerard Manley Hopkins July 28 An opportunity to savor objects or nature as signs of the Divine. Attention
Birthday of Clarence Jordan July 29 (PDP) Remembering the co-founder of Koinonia Farm and author of the Cotton Patch Gospel series. Justice