“There are known unknowns – that is to say, we know there are some things we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” ~ Donald Rumsfeld It is true that there are a few things that are probably unknowable; things that it is better for us […]
“Everything in this world tries to pull us away from [Love], pushes us to choose ourselves over others, to choose independence over interdependence, to choose great things over small things, to choose going fast alone over going far together.” ~ Shane Claiborne “In the first stage, man & sword become one and each other. Here […]
When faced with any new challenge, Cowardice always steps forth first and asks the question, “Is it safe?” And before we can even begin to evaluate this query, Expediency then raises its voice and asks, “Is it effective?” And then, while we are mulling those over, Vanity sneaks up behind us and whispers the question, […]
“And who can say that we can’t fly? … Our wings, though featherless, raise us as high as our hearts can carry. We could stay weighted down by the words of others. We could choose to drown in their doubt. We could allow their condemnation to burn a hole through our hearts. We could … […]
Tell you what I’m going to do … I’m going to go ahead and give you the answer to this riddle (a riddle, by the way, that the average 8 year old can solve in well under thirty seconds) … The answer is 87. Can you figure out why? HINT: Just like with anything else […]
“Layers of insulation keep the rich and the poor from truly encountering one another. There are the obvious layers like picket fences & SUVs, and there are the more subtle ones like charity … It is a beautiful thing when folks in poverty are no longer just a mission project, but become genuine friends and […]
How odd it was sitting in a German restaurant last night watching the USA play Germany in the World Cup; and how odd it was for the Germans sitting near me to hear me, a born American, applauding & cheering the success of THEIR team … How odd it is that we draw lines on […]
Fact: If you are determined to cherish what you own by harboring it for yourself instead of sharing it with others or giving it to those in greater need, you will ever remain the poorest of the poor … Things over money … Experiences over things … People over experiences … LOVE over all […]
“It’s just like the Present [Moment] to be showing up like this.” ~ Bon Iver . “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ~ Arundhati Roy . Indeed, this “other world” comes completely into being during every one of our acts of […]
It may be important to leaders & pundits & scientists & other “great thinkers” to examine the world … to dissect it & explain it & analyze it – to at times cherish it, and at other times to despise it. And yet in actuality it is only important that we care for the world; […]
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