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Jesse


 Jesse

Azalea City Recordings artist Jesse Palidofsky is a Board-Certified hospice chaplain and a gifted experiential facilitator. He has facilitated "Music and Healing"; "Singing in the Circle of Living and Dying" and "The Dance of Joy" for the Association of Professional Chaplains, Common Ground on the Border, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Network. Jesse has led retreats in maximum security prisons in Oregon and Kansas. His "I Am an Immigrant" reached #1 on the Folk International Charts. Jesse’s radically inclusive "America the Beautiful: 2024" has 74,000 YouTube hits. Jesse has shared stages with Crys Matthews, Pete Seeger, disappear fear and Reggie Harris. “Jesse's music….brings artistry and social concern together in a very powerful way!” Author Parker Palmer “Thank you for your musical sharing. Your beautiful way of being inspires and encourages." Martha Campbell Shalem Institute "Jesse's songs will make you laugh, sigh & lift you up!" Diane Crowe, WMCB-FM  


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EXPERIENCES
    Activity Time Information
    Show Date
    Fri 4 Sep 2026 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
    Title ShortCULTIVATING HOPE, JOY & RESILIENCE IN HEART-WRENCHING TIMES
    Venue Episcopal
    Experience DescriptionFeminist author Rebecca Solnit says hope is “an act of defiance…a gamble, a bet on our future…that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safety.” \I choose joy over despair…because joy is what the earth gives me daily--I must return the gift.\ Robin Wall Kimmerer So many of us carry deep grief, verging on despair—for our nation, for our planet, as well as in our own unique sorrows. How do we avoid being sunk into hopelessness by the weight of the pain & anger at injustice that we carry? In this highly experiential experience, we will create a safe container, through the use of participatory exercises, journaling, music & dialogue, for exploring how we can each water the seeds of joy, hope and resilience in our lives. This stance does not shy away from the pain. Rather, we cultivate a discipline, an inner grounding, that empowers us to work for a more just world. We will exercise our “hope and joy muscles” in a community of mutual learning, drawing upon the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu’s Book of Joy and the wisdom of cherished spiritual elders