December 2008
December 7, 2008
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When I’m with teenagers I make a point to tell them that I work everyday to shrink my eco-footprint because I care about them, their children, and their children’s children. The teens’ guarded surprise turns to gratitude when they realize I’m serious. To a person, each one has thanked me. This alone compels me to do more.
Recently, a friend of mine purchased a SMART car at a live auction as a response to conversations he and I have had about eco-footprint. The nuns, he said, are about two years ahead of everyone else he knows in this area. He then donated the SMART car to help our Sisters lead by example in yet another way!!! What a great gift!
You and I make a difference, either in our own pursuit or by helping others in their pursuit to reduce, reuse, and recycle. In all cases, we are on the same road and our behavior makes a difference to everyone on our planet. Now that’s global community!
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December 1, 2008
BE at Peace
I'm trying to slow down my thoughts, down-shift my energy from fast to slow, maybe even stop, just for the moment, but it’s difficult. I’m a list maker and doer. Sure I live in the moment, but in each moment I ask myself, what is it I should be doing now?
What I really need to be asking myself is, “What is it I should be being now?” There’s a world of difference between doing and being. It shifts me from the world outside to the world within.
The mode of operation in the world outside is anticipating, the operative mode within is intent.
I'm going to challenge myself to live in the world of intent and be the hope that our world needs right now. If everyone joins in, it will be enough and the world will BE at peace.
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