Why do I care about Standing Rock? The "water protectors," of the Lakota Sioux in North Dakota, joined by other Native Americans and friends, for months have stood unarmed and prayerful in opposition to the oil pipeline going under the river next to their home. But it's a long way from here, 1,507 miles for goodness sake. (Yes, I checked it out.) I have plenty of concerns … [Read more...] about Why do I care?
generosity
Generosity
I’ve been thinking a lot about generosity: noticing how hard it can be to find an abundance of it in our culture, wondering why it is so hard to be generous, wishing I were a more generous person, knowing I can have a hard time accepting generosity. I don’t think hikers on the Appalachian Trail are more generous than any other group of people. But somehow generosity was more … [Read more...] about Generosity