"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).

Monday, December 23, 2013

Directed Personal Giving

"It is impossible to describe the big difference this direct-line foreign aid made in our work. Imagination and elbow grease can go only so far and then what has been begun may be lost without a little impetus in the form of cash. The American dollar goes a long way in Ecuador and with it some wonderful things can happen: a family able to save the Life of a child, or a carpentry workshop able to buy tools for its students, etc. This is the core of our Peace Corps experience-things happening on a personal level that could never happen through the conventional channels of foreign aid." (Rhoda Brooks. Barrios of Manta. Pg 103.)

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