1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is John W. Sameluk. I am now living in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. I was born in Ontario, Canada, but emigrated at age ten to the west coast of the USA. I have been a member of the TSA-Adyar for about forty years.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Sharon Ormerod and I am from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Chittaranjan Satapathy. I am from India. I have been a member of the TS for about 32 years.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
I am Priya from Adyar. I joined the TS in 1977. I was part of a group of many youngsters actively involved in the activities of the Vasanta Youth Lodge (VYL).
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Joanne Richter; I am from Parma, outside of Cleveland, Ohio. I have been an artist and active member of The Besant Branch for 40 years. Dora Kunz signed my membership certificate, and I am very grateful for meeting her and working with her, during that time frame, and also many other Leaders in the Theosophical Society during these past years.
Jan Nicolaas Kind – Brazil
Introduction:
Bill Gates
Microsoft’s icon Bill Gates, when asked about his view regarding the developments on our planet earth in the year 2014, in connection with the world’s overall health situation said: “Of course, we can’t ignore the fact that it’s been a turbulent year, in the United States and many other countries. But it’s worth taking a moment to celebrate some of the good news too. More children are surviving than ever before. We’re making progress against some of the world’s deadliest diseases. These are some of the most fundamental ways to measure the world’s progress — and by that measure, 2014 was definitely another good year.”
In spite of the horrific news that reaches us daily from many parts in the world, the Middle-East, Africa, Eastern-Europe, Afghanistan and Pakistan in particular, if we would look more intensively and dig a little deeper, we notice that a culture of peace is emerging in all fields of human endeavor, although when one watches the new bulletins this conclusion might seem paradoxal.
I have a special “link” with the number seven, so let’s just take a quick look at seven pieces of good news I came across after some “digging”:
Read more: Editorial – The future of Theosophy and of all its vehicles is very promising!
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Nancy Secrest. I am from the United States, originally Detroit, Michigan. I moved to the Krotona Institute of Theosophy in Ojai, California in 1987, then to the TS in America’s national headquarters in Wheaton, Illinois in 1988. I currently live in Washougal, Washington which is a small town very near Portland, Oregon. I’m a life member of the TS. I joined the TS in April, 1970 which would make it 45 years that I have been a member.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
Olga Shtykova Omlin, originally from Belarus, currently I am a resident at Krotona Institute of Theosophy in Ojai, CA. I joined the Theosophical Society Adyar in 2002 and was a member at large until I became a member of the Theosophical Society in America (Adyar) in 2010.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Jonathan Colbert. I live in Santa Barbara, California. I have been an associate of the ULT for 37 years.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Pavel Malakhov. I am from Russia. I have been a member of TS since 2009.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Rafael Marques de Albuquerque. I am originally from Florianopolis (Brazil) and I am currently living in Nottingham (UK) for my PhD studies. I joined the TS Adyar in 2012 in Brazil.
1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?
My name is Dewald Bester, I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I first joined the TS Adyar about 23 years ago when I was 19 or 20. I left the local lodge after about 5 years in solidarity with a Theosophical mentor who had been asked to leave the lodge by the existing president. I joined the TS Pasadena and remain a member. Two years ago I was approached by the Cape Town Adyar Lodge to be president, which I did for 9 months or so. After being re-elected, I resigned as president, realising I could not function from the heart in the environment as it existed.
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