one the senses explore the world, and inform us of all that is for the world is all we know and we all know different. The universe is fractal cousins look alike and yet, you are not your brothers and sisters and certainly not those in far off lands. We cannot answer for each other, […]
“People are more than just the way they look.” – Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time “[Stanley’s] father had been trying to figure out a way to recycle old sneakers, and suddenly a pair of sneakers fell on top of him, seemingly out of nowhere, like a gift from God” – Louis Sachar, Holes Some
A poem in memory of Douglas Hall July 23, 1965 – June 23, 2014 As we gather our small cadre to mourn The loss of brother, friend, and son We hike to his favorite place Where he said he wanted his ashes strewn. We stand together, shifting in our grief Still bewildered at our sudden
Hip, slang-slingin’, drum-beatin’, compassionate, and brimming with wisdom—those are the words I’d use to describe Brother Rob. I had the opportunity to interview one of the mentors who joined the Move Mountains project, a month-long project in San Luis, Colorado designed to empower and excite the youth about their own community and get them involved
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I was parking on Boulder Street the other day to go and have a coffee with Eric Stephenson and a woman said to me as I went toward the meter, “Make sure you put enough in. They’ll really get you on this street.” I thanked her but then saw she was going into a store
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In the country’s fight against poverty, LIFT, a non-profit organization, effortlessly works to institute a new universal standard that will hopefully endure. Located in six major cities (Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.) across the country, it has 100,000 members. The organization assists poverty stricken people by partnering them with advocates
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