"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, February 2, 2014

Living In Another Culture.... Your Other Life

"Eventually the routine in Albania became downright comfortable. Even things like intermittent electricity, reading by candlelight, and warming my room with burning kerosene felt completely normal. Books became my cinema. Storytelling became my television. The hour hike to campus was simply my commute. A herd of sheep was my traffic jam. If you don’t know what it is to view Spam as a delicacy or Armed Forces Radio as a luxury, you haven’t really lived.

And then there were the days when that glorious routine came to a screeching halt." ( Neighbors and Wise Men: Sacred Encounters in a Portland Pub and Other Unexpected Places by Tony Kriz)

 

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