“Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.”Chinese proverb. It was a beautiful, sunny fall day today, and I was out for my walk, reveling in the colors of the leaves and the crispness of the air, this being my favorite season. As I passed the neighborhood elementary school, I noticed that some classes were sitting outside, having lunch under a shelter. The kids were sitting on mats, all spread out per COVID guidelines, and appeared to be enjoying themselves. Observing this made me think once again about how adaptable and flexible we need to be to cope with the multitude of challenges, large and…
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Living Locally
(or Living la Vida Local) “Community’s not a sentiment. It has to do with necessity – with people needing each other. If you allow the larger industrial system to remove the pattern of needs that is the force holding people together, then you lose the community.” –Wendell Berry Well, this essay is different than what I had planned to write before Corona Virus became a household word and worldwide concern. What struck me is that in this time when so much has changed so rapidly, we have the opportunity to notice what we take for granted, how attached we are to certain things, and what is relatively easy to let go…
