"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, July 29, 2012

The Poorerst African, Gives More Than we Do.

Writing about his two years spent in Congo (former Zaire), Tim describes his life an involvement with the local African people in a manner that is oh so familiar to the experience most internationals.... I have felt it's reality in three African Countries. 

"There are few places in the world  where people are as poor and the life as traditional... But what I gave these people in the form of development advice, they returned tenfold in lessons on what it means to be human. There, in the center of the continent, they shared with me the ancient spirit of Africa's heart. They shared it's hopes, its generosity." 
Tim Tidwell. (The Ponds of Kalambayi: A Peace Corp's Memoir)
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