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this turn is for the good
Posted on 12/01/2011 12:51 AM by idgaspal
Between the words lies the space
Much like the lines on your pretty face
It’s a million interpretations wide
But can hold just one truth inside
A string of chances connects the real ends
Simple twists seem like impossible bends
From the far end, everything’s fair enough to try
Small enough to forgive and big enough to take you high
Forget the last time you took this same turn
A rearview
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The Value of Feasting
Posted on 11/27/2011 05:02 PM by anamcara
When Carol arrived to the village in rural Indonesia to begin her anthropological dissertation research, she was shocked at the frequency of “feasts” that took place in the village. This was not a phenomenon she had come to study, and frankly, she became a bit annoyed at how she perceived it “disrupted” village life, and presumably her work. They would involve everyone and much effort and
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The State of the World
Posted on 10/02/2011 08:53 AM by positivelyidealist
Everywhere I go, I see bad news. Is the world really as bad as the news outlets make it out to be? Or am I just looking in the wrong direction, focusing on just one part of the picture?
I haven't been very active here in a while... but lately I've been wanting to connect with people who are hopeful, optimistic, in a very practical way, about the future of the world.
I must admit that right
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