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Archive for August 20, 2020
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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The Phone Call
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| In 1992 Auburn Sandstrom was 29, the mother of a three-year-old son, caught in an abusive marriage and an addict. One night she hit rock bottom. She was writhing in pain on the floor of her filthy apartment wrestling with withdrawal from a drug she had been addicted to for several years. In her hand, she gripped a ragged piece of paper with a phone number of a counselor her mother had mailed to her in a rare moment of connection. In total despair, Sandstrom called the number. It rang. A man answered. |
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The generous mind adds dignity to every act, and nothing misbecomes it.
– Plutarch –
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Square Peg Foundation: Putting Human Dignity First
“So the question comes up why horses? Here’s the thing– a horse never sees potential in any one. A horse sees you for exactly who you are and a horse offers you the dignity of that. The dignity to be scared, the dignity to be dis-regulated, the dignity to be curious, or kind, or excited.The dignity to just be you…Square Peg was dreamed up by a young mother with a child that needed to move and to be encouraged for his curiosity and to have his kindness understood as a strength. It was created to make a space for ex-racehorses who had given their all on the track and now needed to have a place where they were safe and needed and cared for…In 1984 at age 16, I became a mom. My son was born 9 weeks early and weighed 3 and a half pounds. While he grew in an incubator in the hospital, I finished both high school and my first quarter of college. My son’s learning difficulty started early…” Joell Dunlap,the dynamic founder of Square Peg Foundation shares more in this inspiring piece. { read more }
Be The Change
What might it look like in your life, to “add dignity to every act?” Learn more about the Square Peg Foundation here. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 