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Archive for November 23, 2017
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Video of the Week
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Nov 23, 2017 |
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“We Real Cool”
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| John Ulrich, a student at the Massachusets College of Art and Design, reads Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, ”We Real Cool," which speaks to him and his generation in the depressed neighborhood of South Boston where so many young friends and neighbors have taken their own lives. In four verses of two rhyming lines each, the poem evokes rebelliousness, youth, the seven deadly sins, and mortality. "We Real Cool" was written in 1959 and published in Brooks’ third collection of poetry, "The Bean Eaters," in 1960. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 for a volume titled "Annie Allen." Watch and listen as Ulrich recites the poem that tells his story. |
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Who can distinguish giver and receiver in the final kiss of gratitude?
– Brother David Steindl Rast –
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Brother David Steindl Rast: A Deep Bow
What exactly is gratitude and what does it mean to be grateful? Does gratitude require an exchange between people or can one be grateful to something more amorphous like nature? Can an anonymous gift be received with the same gratitude as one where the giver is known and acknowledged? While many of us believe we understand gratitude, Brother David Steindl Rast challenges us to consider its complexity. Read this article from the website of the organization he co-founded to learn more. { read more }
Be The Change
This Thanksgiving, take one of the thought-provoking ideas from Brother Steindl Rast’s essay and explore with someone you know. Or explore the art of living with gratitude by visiting gratefulness.org. { more } |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 