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journey to the edge of the forest: the world ends on july 15th
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The world ends on july 15th. The world ends on July 15th. Well, at least according to my calendar. But the other day I was flipping through the pages which mark the days of July, and realized that they end abruptly on Friday, July 15th. On that final day is written "fly to MN," followed by blank white pages. And after all of that, how could "home" be anywhere but here? My life is here. If I'm not here, how does life go on? But then ...
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journey to the edge of the forest: life in the mountains
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Friday, March 4, 2011. Life in the mountains. In Guerrero lie some of the most some of the most gorgeous, green, expansive mountains I have ever seen. The green is endless. Over incredible mountains and into plunging valleys, the green changes- it is dark, vibrant, glowing, bountiful. In late-September, I went to Cacahuananche, the pueblo. Which means both sky. Have grown up spaced far apart. Over recent centuries of population growth and development, ...
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journey to the edge of the forest: shards of glass
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Saturday, December 11, 2010. On my afternoon walk from work to the zocalo. My feet fall softly on the ground, cushioned by the firm, supportive rubber of my sandals. The straps across the tops of my feet rub just enough to make me aware of them when I pay attention, but not so much that they would be painful or annoying. My head tells me. Who knows what they'll actually do with the money. And they have their own bootstraps to pull themselves up by ...So I ...
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journey to the edge of the forest: the ongoing journey
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Sunday, January 8, 2012. Hello, dear readers. Thank you all for listening, sharing, and accompanying me throughout the last year's journey, as well as these 6 months I have been home in Minnesota. I appreciate you more than I can say. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. I'm living in Cuernavaca, Mexico this year as a servant and seeker. I am doing my best to listen to, learn from, and walk alongside the people who surround ...
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journey to the edge of the forest: warning: this post is warm and fuzzy
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Monday, March 21, 2011. Warning: this post is warm and fuzzy. My niece will be two later this month. My sobrina mexicana. That is. Her name is Yolotlxotchitl, which means heart-flower in Nahuatl. Simply "Yolo" for short. Back in July, when I learned that I would be living with a nearly-two-year-old this year, women at church speculated that I would spend this year changing diapers. Happily, I haven't touched a single one. There are, of course, days when Yo...
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journey to the edge of the forest: on work
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Tuesday, March 8, 2011. It's Monday. Another early morning. Another long week. But I walk to work singing to myself. I day dream but I don’t worry. I try to notice things around me. I make an effort to greet the people I pass on the street. I remind myself to breathe the morning air with awareness and gratitude. As part of our project to observe attitudes about gender in the media. Throughout the afternoon, I wash and sterilize medical gloves and speculums...
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journey to the edge of the forest: quotes, poems, and references
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Quotes, poems, and references. Bring only your determination to serve. And your willingness to be free. Don’t wait for the bread to rise. Take nourishment for the journey, but eat standing. Be ready to move at a moment’s notice. Do not hesitate to leave your old ways behind –. Fear, silence, submission. Only surrender to the need of the time –. Love justice and walk humbly with your God. Do not take time to explain to the neighbours. Set out in the dark.
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journey to the edge of the forest: there and back again
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Wednesday, May 11, 2011. There and back again. Outside the modern town of Palenque, Kat and I sit in our one-room cabin in the evening, reading, relaxing, and trying not to collapse under the weight of heat and humidity. As the sun sets, all at once the music of the jungle around us begins. The howler monkeys. But I have an unshakable feeling that this experience of Chiapas is not authentic. The Chiapas presented to tourists consists of well-groomed pu...
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journey to the edge of the forest: agua de horchata
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What, where, why? Quotes, poems, and references. Sunday, October 24, 2010. In the kitchen, I found Gabby, Concha, and Carmen, my sister-in-law, who lives just up the road, standing around in the kitchen, preparing comida. The afternoon meal- and exchanging chisme. Which technically means gossip but really seems to refer to any kind of friendly chatting about anything. Tostadas. Like thick tortillas- with picadillo. In the meantime, seeking refreshment, I checked the refri. To see if there was any agua.
