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Care

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
– Native American Proverb

It does not appear that we have been good stewards of that responsibility.

 

What might have happened had we not stolen what was never ours?

Priorities

A co-worker brought in an old movie from home that she’d thought I’d enjoy. For two weeks, it sat on my coffee table. While interested, it just wasn’t a priority for me. And as more days passed, I began to feel a sense of urgency to watch it – to ...

Dr. Kevorkian

Dr. Jack Kevorkian was released earlier this month, having spent eight years in jail at a cost in excess of four hundred thousand dollars for helping people who wanted to die to be able to do so with surety and dignity. I wonder if the agreement that was reached before ...

Gestures

My brother and I attended a Chicago Cubs baseball game a few weeks ago and part of the fun was watching the interaction between the players in the outfield and the fans sitting in the bleachers. Sometimes after the inning warm up, the left-fielder would throw a ball into the ...

Reminders

We transported my daughter's horse 1600 miles.  When we walked into the boarding stable, relaxing music was playing as well as messages on the tack board, stall assignment, feed schedule that spoke to sharing and being loving kindness. Does it take a reminder to be aware of the grace and ...

Who Has the Power?

As a society, we consistently speak as if we can teach, motivate, inspire, educate and empower other people. I wonder what it will take for us to understand that we can do none of these things? ...
It Is All About the Children






Today is Father’s Day and it makes me aware of other days like Mother’s Day that celebrate some of the most important ways of being in the world. It also reminds me of the parents who have done it all, of those who have chosen their children, of those who parent us all.  



I wonder if we could come to a place where we knew that the nurturing and celebration of this loving-kindness is the most important thing in the world?





Speed

The other day, as I zipped over the top of a hill, I came across a mother duck and her tiny brood crossing the road. With moderate brake application and a little driving in the dirt, I was able to avoid them.

I wonder why I cannot remember what I thought was so important that I had to be going so fast?