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It is vitally important for me that I remember each day that the person who taught me the real meaning of the word Namaste was a person who had lived a pauper’s life, been put in the street to die, had been hit by a truck so a bone protruded from his leg and had no pain medicine.
When I really remember that, I wonder what I might really be able to accomplish today?
If you are reading this, you are lucky. You are one of the richest people on the globe. If you can afford a computer and internet and even macaroni for your next meal you are in the top 5% in worldwide wealth. If you have a safe place to sleep tonight, you are one of the lucky. By a twist of fate we happen to have been born into a country where we can do as we please and expect an education that most take for granted.
I wonder if we ever truly appreciate what we have been given?
*Trina is a dear friend of ours and we are honored to share her mindful moment with you. We look forward to sharing moments from other dear friends in the future. You are all invited to play! Thank you, Trina!
It struck me full force, while watching the events in Washington this week, that the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States is about the character of a man, the strength of a family and sense of hope and possibility. I remember with the same sense of awe, the character of the parents of children who attended that first summer program that became Upward Bound. I wondered why these generous, gracious parents would trust anyone who looked like their oppressors?
“You have more to learn from every person you meet than you will ever know.”
Albert C. Boothby, 1964
