As luck would have it (and all monks know they are lucky – why else would we win so often, with each roll of the dice?), I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, in the Southeastern United States in the time of Dr. King. Those marches & changes & speeches & rallies & protests all happened…
Over the past month or so, one of the stories that keeps playing in my head is this: The “news” keeps us from knowing what’s going on. You know it’s true: We have friends to feed in parts of the world, and in parts of the towns we live in (wherever we live!) who need…
Blow up your TV. Eat a lotta peaches.
Heather Hansen is a New Orleans-based artist who really puts herself into her work. In her project, “Emptied Gestures,” she creates something like you’ve never seen before. Click here for the rest of the story, from our friends at Distractify.
I love to read Monika Wieland‘s take on the way things work in the natural world…she writes so well & you already know I’m a fan of her pictures! Here’s her report from Baja, with her first day on the water, with her observations & photos.
Guess this is a special one – learned the prayer during my first year teaching, at a Roman Catholic high school in New Orleans, and it’s been part of my daily practice ever since. That makes it even more cool that Sarah makes the beautiful words & beautiful spirit sound so beautiful. Thanks, Sarah, for…