edit 6/30/07: This post and comment discussion is continued here and here. Thanks for stopping by.
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excerpted from an email I sent to some folks yesterday…
Folks at my table today didn’t seem to be aware of this story. As the ISAIAH clergy and religious leaders’ caucus moves to act on the Health Care issue, this [...]
It’s been a week of self growth. Yippee.
Tuesday I got an email from X “reminding” me that it was his turn to have DS1 for this birthday this year and “could DS2 come along?” DS1 will be 16 on Saturday. I feel stupid for not being prepared. I feel betrayed (by myself) for not remembering [...]
No, not me, but thanks for mentioning it.
Yesterday’s event was so much fun! It felt great to be integrating my life of music and public advocacy. There were over 100 people there. I was so delighted to see so many Lutheran pastors. (Lutheran’s tend to be chicken and “quietist” when it comes to public advocacy [...]
Had a pretty good turn out to the short-notice block meeting. About 15 people I think. Sgt. Pam from the precinct came by around 7:30. She was not up to speed about the incident we were asking about (the armed robberies on the block) so she went back to the station to read the files. [...]
Yesterday morning at the neighborhood coffee shop I heard that there was an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery ON MY BLOCK this week.
Now we’ve had seasons where there was more or less noise, nuisance issues, even a guy who was fencing stolen goods and hanging out with underaged boys. I’ve called on what [...]
It was not really worth the WHOLE day before confirmation/vespers but good. It’s exciting to talk with like minded people who are willing to stand together to change the political climate, the political conversation and the world.
On a more local note, one neighbor stopped by to share name and phone numbers since they couldn’t make [...]
So the stumper of a question I’ve been working on (from KO, mentor) is Why am I doing this work? What do I get out of it? What’s in it for me?
He’s not looking for sound bites and platitudes.
Shit. I can come up with those!
What is my pay-off in gut-level terms? What do words flee [...]
1) define the mentorship relationship
2) get information about ISAIAH issues and pick one to work on
3) schedule 1:1 with Grant to include politician contact info
4) develop and practice talking points about why I’m entering the Deaconess community
5) decide what I want from Deaconess community and practice stating it
6) decide what I want my public life [...]
I had coffee with AH from my ISAIAH agitation table today. Good to get to know her better. She’s doing such important work! I am really blessed to have these people in my life who will not only share their stories with me, but listen to my story as well.
Then home for a simple lunch [...]
This is what my drive in to work looked like…except for the freeway part. (oh, and not my picture. I keep thinking I should take my camera along with me.)
Today is a holy day of obligation…if you go in for that sort of thing. As it is, it only confused all us Lutherans trying to [...]
