Two things (at least) stirred my soul during the inaugurational ceremonies yesterday of Governor John Kitzhaber here in Oregon. One was a phrase used by poet Kim Robert Stafford in his inspirational poem. The phrase was “abundance moving toward need”. That’s a diamond-cut concept if I ever heard one, the idea that abundance — I [...]
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Abundance In Motion
January 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Oregon, politics, spirituality & religion
Tags: abundance·Ducks·Governor John Kitzhaber·inauguration·Kim Robert Stafford·rich and poor·social justice·soul·spectator sports
Memorial Day: Taking Ownership Of Our Wars
May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · politics
Happy Memorial Day. I recently had a conversation with a new friend, Cynthia, who had grown up in a military family. (I met her in the excellent week-long Nia dance intensive I just completed). Cynthia and I agreed that as painful as the Vietnam War was for all concerned, the fact that it involved a [...]
Tags: BL1961·draft·income taxes·Memorial Day·military·Vietnam war·war
Of Health Care And Rideshare
March 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · health & well being, politics, transportation
I’m deeply pleased that President Obama is signing our nation’s health care bill into law today. I have a couple of thoughts about it, and then a parallel in my own work-life. In my view and perhaps the view of other progressives, millions of people gaining access to doctors and medicine is important, even fundamental [...]
Tags: health care·rideshare
The Hard Work Of Being A Citizen
November 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · global warming and climate change, politics
Frank Rich’s editorial today on Sarah Palin and her book (he has actually read the whole thing) is a good one. Mr. Rich has convinced me that Ms. Palin’s appeal to American citizens is larger and deeper than her entertainment quotient, which I lightheartedly wrote about earlier in the week. The part of Ms. Palin’s [...]
Tags: citizenship·democracy·Frank Rich·Sarah Palin·victimization
The Right Calling For Sarah Palin
November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · entertainment, global warming and climate change, politics
Disclosure: I haven’t read Sarah Palin’s just-released book Going Rogue: An American Life. The context in which I may eventually read it would be standing up, at the Borders on Southwest Morrison, as I wait ten minutes for the light rail to arrive. I think I’ll enjoy it in that context. I see Ms. Palin [...]
