Posted in Palestine & Israel, Photography, tagged adham, bureij, camp, death, funeral, gaza, louisa, mourn, refugee, refugee camp on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What is to give light must endure burning.
—Victor Frankl
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Yesterday the tour with Adham, Louisa, and Awni. Generally we were south and east of Gaza City, as far as Khan Yunis but not to Rafah where I’d asked if we might visit the murder site of Rachel Corrie. Rafah is too dangerous, Adham announced. We’d headed [...]
Posted in Love, Palestine & Israel, tagged alice rothchild, beth shalom, death, hilda, hilda silverman, israel, israel palestine, jewish voice for peace, memorial, memoriam, palestine, phil ochs, silverman, when i'm gone on May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Once the trees went to anoint a king over themselves. So they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ But the olive tree answered them, ‘Must I give up my rich oil, whereby men and gods are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’ Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come; [...]
Posted in Love, Photography, tagged andrew towl, andy towl, friend, friends meeting at cambridge, mentor, quaker on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I do not cut my life up into days but my days into lives, each day, each hour, an entire life.
—Juan Ramon Jimenez
Dear Skip,
Space in my apt demands I do something about keeping papers, etc. So many pieces, however, are interconnections to friends and issues that still are vital. I can’t begin to remember all [...]
Posted in Palestine & Israel, Photography, tagged Photography, popular achievement, american friends service committee, education, afsc, gaza, writing on May 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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The hard facts first, then excerpts from my journal:
In January 2008, I offered 4 – 3-hour sessions of photography to an average of about 5 students, and 4 – 2-hour sessions of writing to about the same number. Overall I’d conclude the workshops were moderately successful, helping some, perhaps frustrating others.
Staff support was exceptional, beginning [...]
Posted in Love, tagged loneliness, Love, marriage, single, women on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The Hope of Loving”
by Meister Eckhart
What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure?
I think it is the hope of loving,
or being loved.
I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey
to find its source, and how the moon wept
without her lover’s
warm gaze.
We weep when light does not reach our hearts.
We wither like [...]
