I know I'll have lived my life well when I forget fear mostly, LOVE tremendously, deeply and tenderly, have fun mostly like kids in a treehouse, and wonder all the time.




Family is the center of my energy.  The love and groundedness from there goes out through circles of friends, students, colleagues.  Love is the mode of operation. 

“I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.”

I try to do all kinds of stuff, and I can't remember them ALL all the time, but I'll try to brainstorm you a list.  Do you happen to enjoy any of the following? 

Reading:  Right now I'm reading The Answer, and Dancing in the Flames, and Younger Next Year for Women.  I recommend them all for different reasons. 

Social entrepreneurship captures my heart and imagination.  I'd like to do a project on that in partnership with our Business Dept. (I teach Communication, Sociology and Women's Studies).  The central idea of social entrepreneurship is that people can find things that need to be done to improve society, and instead of thinking about them as “social problems,” think about them as opportunities to create a business that provides a solution to that problem.  For example, a couple in our area are setting up a coffee business in Haiti to assist economic development in Haiti.  (I'll get you a link when their web site gets done.) 

Peace is important.  I work with groups to make peace quilts and teach and practice nonviolent communication. 

I love to laugh, play games, travel, learn new things, exercise, belly dance, cook Middle Eastern food, shop, sew, putter around the house, hug kitty-cats, enjoy EVERYBODY, enjoy art, watch videos, goof off, waste time, sit in restaurants with friends and family, go on (reasonably short) hikes, take pictures, listen to people, love people, be grateful, look around and see what is there to be seen, and probably all sorts of other things that I'm just not thinking about right now.  Most of all I am basically a very large child.  Or old child.  Or something like that. 

Speaking of play, an important pod is PLAY POD!  Play is the Way!!! 

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It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother