Greetings from Alison Wiley here in Portland, Oregon. I'm a writer/doer/thinker who lives happily by putting people, nature and God ahead of accumulating more stuff. Read more →
Two things (at least) stirred my soul during the inaugurational ceremonies yesterday of Governor John Kitzhaber here in Oregon. One was a phrase used by poet Kim Robert Stafford in his inspirational poem. The phrase was “abundance moving toward need”. That’s a diamond-cut concept if I ever heard one, the idea that abundance — I [...]
Tags: abundance·Ducks·Governor John Kitzhaber·inauguration·Kim Robert Stafford·rich and poor·social justice·soul·spectator sports
My coworkers and I crammed into our boss David’s office yesterday morning on his invitation (he’s the one with a television) to watch Obama’s inauguration. Rick Warren’s prayer, Aretha Franklin’s rendition of “America”, the taking of oaths and our new President’s speech all held us rapt and riveted. Early on, David, who has three grown [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·economics·global warming·inauguration·interdependence·manuebo·Obama·renewable energy
Happy Martin Luther King Day! It seems serendipitous that the civil rights leader’s birthday falls on the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration. I like Jesse Jackson’s recounting of Dr. King’s final birthday, and I can only agree with him that Dr. King, if alive, would be beaming at this moment in history. Concerning president-elect Obama’s [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·carbon footprint·climate change·Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.·economics·environment·global warming·inauguration·President Bush·renewable energy
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