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FAMILY & FRIENDS FAM: Apparently life at home goes on without me. On Thursday, Jesse was tuning up his bike for the Vineman Triathalon Relay that he and his brother and Captain Random were going to participate in on Saturday, July 30th. Captain Random was going to do the 2.4 mile swim, Jesse the 115 […] Cesar Chavez is known primarily as an activist for the rights of farm workers. He is that and so much more. He, like Gandhi, has transformed the lives of so many by his example and his insistence on nonviolent measures to create change. Also, like Gandhi, Chavez was a human living a human experience. What […] 
Artwork by Martin Missfeldt (www.martin-missfeldt.com) As artists we can create anything or anyone we have the desire and motivation to create. We can choose any topic, make any political statement, do our part to change the world. Gandhi believed himself “to be no more than an average man with less than average ability” […] After eating breakfast a 20-minute walk away, we enter an 8-story building with a beautiful view of Pomona every morning by 9 a.m. This is the rose garden from our 8th floor terrace. And the views off in either direction. We go out on the terrace to get some sun and fresh air […] My entries for the next couple of weeks will probably be mostly journaling about my experience here at Cal Poly Pomona where I am attending the AHIMSA Institute. I arrived on Monday afternoon, after meeting another participant, Travis, in San Marcos. Travis went from being a total stranger to a delightful colleague in two short […]
July 26th is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesse. He’s the youngest of my sons and is a pretty creative guy who plays guitar, sings, races bikes, and runs Higher Ground Music & Media. Sometimes I’m not with Jesse on his birthday because he has traveled since he was 17 and […] On this day, five years ago I was in Ireland, visiting Yeats’ home and sitting in the very places where he sat. When I need to find joy in small things, my mind goes to Ireland. I had a lovely day with family today, which I’ll write more about later, and it reminded me of […] After all the complaining, it’s time. I have heard from all of you that my problems are synonymous with your problems. I have learned that your problems are often far greater than mine. I have been struck with gratitude for each of you. I stopped to hear your stories and stepped outside of myself long […] I know it’s time to do something really funny and delightful and uplifting…but I just can’t. So I’ll put a funny picture here and you have the option to just look at it and chuckle and then not read any further: But I just haven’t felt like myself lately. Remember […] My husband still loves me. I cried a lot yesterday. My nose is still running, and to be honest, I don’t feel much better. Captain Random finished everything on the lists and bought me medicine and made me a sandwich and said he wants to spend the rest of his life with me. I couldn’t […] |
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