I've been really enjoying a book of sacred poems from 6 eastern and 6 western poets that was a departure gift from a friend. On top of sharing some random goodness from around the interwebs I thought I'd pass along one of my favorite poems so far:
SLICING POTATOES
~Rabia
It helps,
putting my hands on a pot, on a broom,
in a wash
pail
I
tried painting,
but it was easier to fly slicing
potatoes.
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Now for some random goodness.
If you're interested in learning more about what I'm off to do you should check out The Sound of Worlds Colliding, a newly published collection of stories from people incarnating among the urban poor.
The best 4 year old statistics you've ever seen. And a good illustration that our categories and thinking, especially about economic development and health, are way too narrow.
Justin McRoberts has a new album out (Through Songs I Was First Undone) which I've been enjoying tremendously thanks to my family's very thoughtful gift of iTunes credit (brilliant! Highly recommended gift for travelers and others who are packing light). Appreciating this album of covers both for the music and, as with most of Justin McRobert's work, for all the thought behind the music. Always speaks to my soul.
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Hello. And Bye.
:) that's a good one.
the stats video was pretty fascinating too.
it's good to hear some updates from you, kenny! looking forward to hearing your voice on wednesday.
paz.
Kenny - read this today and thought of you...
The fact that people become heroes and sheroes can be credited to their ability to identify and empathize with "the other." These men and women could continue to live quite comfortably ... but they chose not to. They make the decision to be conscious of the other -- the homeless and the hopeless, the downtrodden and oppressed. Heroism has nothing to do with skin color or social status. It is a state of mind and a willingness to act for what is right and just.
- Maya Angelou, excerpted from "An American Odyssey: From Martin Luther King to Rodney King"
Love Ya! Mel Alston
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