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It will be my honor to attend the Change of Command Ceremonies for the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard, which involves two people I love and have come to know well over the past two years.
Every time I attend a military ceremony, I feel so deeply a profound debt of gratitude for every person who serves or has ever served their country and made possible every breath of my existence.
It has nothing to do with political decisions of any kind.
It has to do with contribution of one life to make possible the pure possibility of life for another.
One of the largest non-profit organizations I know (which has done some solid work in the past) just fired 100 people, not for cause, one of whom has worked for them for over 25 years, without any notice, cut off their e-mail, basically out the door and thank you very much.
The excuse given for the abrupt dismissal was that a few people in the past who were laid off had done things that were detrimental to the institution.
What do you think the chances are of this institution doing solid work in relationship to the well-being of anyone?
If you look into the eyes of a child (below is Jacob Howlett, Katie Abbott and Nigel Howlett’s son), you will not only see what real presence looks like, you will see the entire miracle that is ours.
In how many other places might you see miracle today?
