Peace Is Here with Avis Kalfsbeek

Arundhati Roy: Voice Against Silence

The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! In this episode, we explore how Arundhati Roy has used literature and activism to speak truths often ignored. We reflect on how her small acts of witness challenge power, and how we might find our own voice of moral alignment.

Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: My Seditious Heart by Arundhati Roy

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

Eleanor Roosevelt: Quiet Power, Public Heart

Theme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! In this episode, we explore how Eleanor Roosevelt expanded the role of public service through consistent advocacy, principled presence, and moral imagination. We consider how she kept her convictions alive and used her influence for universal dignity.

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Recommended Reading: This Is My Story by Eleanor Roosevelt

Music: "Dalai Llama Rides a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Sojourner Truth: Walking Toward Freedom

Theme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" continues! Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) escaped slavery, recovered her child through the courts, and became a traveling preacher and abolitionist who challenged both racism and sexism. This episode looks at the power of her conviction and the importance of leaving no one behind.

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Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850)

Music: "Dalai Llama Rides a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

Maya Angelou: A Life That Didn’t Need Much

Theme 3: The Social & Systemic "Enough" begins! In this episode, we honor Maya Angelou, whose writing practice, poetic clarity, and pared-down rituals remind us that beauty doesn’t come from abundance—it comes from presence. We explore the quiet power of a woman who kept what mattered and let the rest go.

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Recommended Reading: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Charles Darwin: The Sandwalk Thinker

This episode concludes our theme: Stewards of the Earth. We honor Charles Darwin, whose life of patient observation and scientific humility offers lessons far beyond biology. We reflect on how his walks, notebooks, and quiet persistence helped reframe humanity’s place in the world.

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Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Resource: Darwin: A Life in Science by John Gribbin & Michael White

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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Yvon Chouinard: Climbing Light

In this episode, we honor Yvon Chouinard—climber, craftsman, environmental innovator, and founder of Patagonia—who asked the question: how light can a life be? We trace his path from forging pitons to founding Patagonia and explore how choosing durability, repair, and purpose can reshape how we live, continuing our theme: Stewards of the Earth.

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Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard (Book) and here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79e7fvfrMJ0

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

Greta Thunberg: The Voice of Tomorrow

In this episode, we meet Greta Thunberg—young climate activist, moral clarion, and living challenge to complacency. We explore her school strikes, her public voice, and how urgency and care can coexist, continuing our theme: Stewards of the Earth.

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Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

Wendell Berry: Cultivator of Place

In this episode, we honor Wendell Berry, whose life combines farming, writing, and moral witness rooted in local land. We reflect on how staying close, resisting abstraction, and caring for our home ground may be radical acts of peace, continuing our theme: Stewards of the Earth.

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Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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In this episode, we explore how Jane Goodall’s decades among chimpanzees turned quiet witnessing into global advocacy. We reflect on how she honored individuality in all beings and challenged us to see deeper than the veil of species. This episode concludes our theme: Stewards of the Earth.

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Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

Rachel Carson: Voice of the Silent Spring

In this episode, we honor Rachel Carson—the marine biologist turned environmental prophet—whose cautionary voice saved countless lives and ecosystems. We reflect on how she listened to nature’s silence and urged us to do the same, carrying on our theme: Stewards of the Earth.

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Find the Books, Podcast & Kickstarter: Everything you need to follow the Peace Stuff: Enough journey is here: AvisKalfsbeek.com

Recommended Reading: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Music: "Dalai Llama Riding a Bike" by Javier "Peke" Rodriguez

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