Picturing Excess

Another fantastic idea from TED

Hello?

After reading Sunday's New York Times article, Feeling Too Down to Rise Up, I began to wonder ... am I isolated from my neighbors and my community?  Has Twitter, Facebook, and blogging made more of our communication indirect and impersonal?

Yesterday, I was texting a friend while I was in the grocery store. I was unaware of everyone else in that public space; I didn't connect or speak with anyone who was also there shopping for groceries. 

Count the number of people using their phones or ipods the next time you are in a public space ... we narrowly miss each other.

Are we on the losing end of a rigged game? Are we suffering from anger fatigue and cable news ranting? 

Let's actually talk to each other face-to-face and find out.

Stay Focused on a Constructive Outcome

The Art of the Distraction

President Obama said he doesn't want to quell American's anger toward bailed-out insurance giant AIG. But he does want us to channel our anger in a constructive way.

What are you doing with your outrage?

How can we make something positive out of our collective anger and frustration?

Check out Thomas Friedman's op ed in 

the Sunday New York Times

Have we descended into politics worse than usual?

Is no one acting larger than the moment?

I'm on Spring Break.

I'll be back to blogging regularly April 1st.

Thanks!

jobless, flood volunteer positions

From Ranks of Jobless, a Flood of Volunteers

Check out the inspiring article from yesterday's New York Times.

Karen Armstrong

Compassion
That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor.

Charter for Compassion

www.charterforcompassion.org

Sunday Children's Book

Listen to the Wind

The story of Dr. Greg Mortenson and Three Cups of Tea

This story is familiar to the 1.2 million adults who have read Greg Mortenson's book, Three Cups of Tea. Listen to the Wind tells Mortenson's story in the clear, succinct voices of the children of Korphe, Pakistan.

Sunday is a wonderful day to read with a child.

Good Samaritan or Vigilante ?

Thomas Dart, the sheriff of Cook County (which includes Chicago and its suburbs), has refused to perform any more evictions. His plan, a countywide moratorium until new rules and safeguards could be put into place, drew criticism from Illinois banks.

Be sure to read Sheriff Dart's story in Newsweek and on NPR