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Oranges
Kathleen Norris writes about her niece (in her book Acedia and Me) . When her niece was three, Kathleen’s brother would drive her to day care in the morning, and her mother, who worked as a stock-broker and financial planner, would pick her up in the afternoon. She always brought an [...]
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Lionel Train Set
Garrison Keillor tells the story about a young boy who wanted a Lionel Train Set for Christmas.
The father, of a family of seven, was in the hospital and unable to work. The mother, worried about money did her best to prepare the children, “I’m sorry, but we won’t be able to have [...]
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To wait
For the Christian faith, it is Advent, waiting for the birth of the Prince of Peace. With its requisite spat over whether we use Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. What a worthy debate, as we jostle one another, both hands loaded with shopping bags from Macys, Nordstrom [...]
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Inner Fire
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the human spirit. –Albert Schweitzer
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Good Eye
Once, at a conference, I noticed a man striding toward me, his face alight (Marc Ian Barasch tells the story in his fine book, Field Notes on the Compassionate Life). He seemed really happy to see me, but I didn’t have a clue who he was. When he got closer, he pushed his [...]
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The Seven Wonders
The first grade class assignment: to name the seven wonders of the world. Each student compiles a list, and shares their list, aloud, with the class. There is ardent interaction as the students call out entries from their lists: the Pyramids, the Empire State Building, the Amazon River, Yellowstone National Park, [...]
Pause Reminders
“You are now running on reserve power and your screen has been dimmed. Please plug in your power adapted to begin recharging the battery. OK?”
—message on an my Apple Computer PowerBook screen
A few months ago I spent a delightful day with an ecumenical women’s group in La Verne, California. These are women whose plates were [...]
Hibiscus Flowers