thoughts on how we fit into the web of community, family and society
Watching traffic blocked, standing hands over ears having to wait to cross the street as an ambulance races in an emergency gives us the opportunity to b grateful that this time it is not for us and also that the emergency workers are there if we need them (so long as we can remember them…
How long will they be allowed to stay without repercussion? I am holding all who are brave enough to be “occupying” in the light. I walked past McPherson Square on my way to a routine doctor’s appointment covered by health insurance. Shouldn’t everyone be able to get medical care for only a modest co-payment? Below: …
Snagged in the trees were Balloons that escaped skywards. Or were they released? Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
It is time to pay attention to the garden, to watch closely whether it will be a warmer fall or whether there will be an early frost. Yesterday, there was a chance of temperatures in the mid-30’s F in the next few days. Now, the first day below 38F (which is when I bring in…
On the remote chance that you (dear reader) did not already receive it directly below is a letter from Move-On about President Obama’s statement that all troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by year’s end. My post on FB was as follows: “I wish my reaction wasn’t ‘I’ll believe it when I see it,’ immediately…
This just in from William Penn House’s Executive Director: You are invited to attend a potluck and Quaker dialogue at 6:30 PM on Sunday November 6, 2011 Our Program this First Day is presented by Ann Wilcox & Micah Bales “Occupy…” The outcry against the political influence of financial institutions that has swept the country…
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
I woke up woozy and sore this morning and went back to sleep for about 45 minutes after I was done with my morning practice. Although it is atypical for me to need more sleep after I have practiced, I knew that I was not sick. I was just experiencing side effects from the flu…
Splendor is where you find it:
During one of the sessions at the workshop last weekend in New Jersey, John Friend made a passing reference to the difference between receiving and taking. He did not go into any detail because it was not central to the theme of the class, but it led me to contemplate on my own about the…