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Speak Truth to Power
165. Speak Truth to Power I have a friend who is the most activist friend I have ever had in the category of war and peace. She goes on marches, she writes letters, she gets group to visit congress people. She has her senators…
On the Floor
164. On the Floor When my mother was in her late sixties, she was a little over-weight and had very arthritic knees. She lived in an apartment by herself in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her best friend, Carol, would call her every morning and if she…
The Witness
163. The Witness Robert Coles, a writer I admire a great deal, wrote a book called “The Moral Intelligence of Children—How to Raise a Moral Child.” In that book he writes: “The child is a witness, the child is an ever-attentive witness of grown-up…
Positive
162. Positive When I was a little girl, there was a whole series of books about Pollyanna. She was extremely positive. I think my mother pushed the idea of Pollyanna partly because that’s how she wanted me to be: positive. But I was learning…
Balance
161. Balance Balance is important to me. I think that I am the happiest, the most productive, the most fulfilled when I am in balance. It has to do with the food I eat. It has to do with the projects I work on….
The Trust Is Hard
160. The Trust Is Hard It feels to me like there are so many things that need fixing—so many systems in this country and in this world that need change. There’s the prison system. There’s the educational system. There’s the church. There’s the economy…
Let Me Be Mad
159. Let Me Be Mad I’ve learned that there are times when I need to be angry. And there are times when other people need to be angry too. When I worked in the nursing home as a music therapist, there was a man…
Thanksgiving Salute To Meister Eckhart
158. Thanksgiving Salute to Meister Eckhart Meister Eckhart was a German theologian, philosopher, and mystic. He joined the Dominican order in 1277. ISince I became aware of him, I have found quote after quote of his that I love. And here’s one appropriate for…
Learning to Say True Thanks
157. Learning to Say True Thanks Thanksgiving comes around each year and whoever is going to gather, gathers. We figure out how to say what we’re thankful for. I always avoid the vegetable because there’s so much else that is so good—why eat green…
Grace for Thanksgiving
156. Grace for Thanksgiving Whether we sit down tomorrow to a table surrounded by family and laden down with food; or whether we gather at the church and all eat together; or even if sit with a small group; or if by chance we…
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Mama and Me
