A GOOD WAY to start the new year — thinking about others.
Thank you to Dan Pink for sharing this video–and to Sophia Pink for directing, editing and producing it.
Wow! Makes me want to smile.
love
Park, Gomes, DPRK: So Bizarre
I‘m beginning to think that the DPRK is a lot like Disney World–a place where reality is suspended the moment you enter.
Or maybe it’s more like a UFO convention,–anyone who does enter has already embarked on an out-of-this-world exploration.
The truth is that I’m a lot like you: I don’t know what to think for sure. The rhetoric, allegations and activities just seem to get more bizarre as we go. From the recent claim that DPRK scientists have developed nuclear fusion, to threats of turning Seoul into a “sea of fire”, to the idea that Aijalon Mahli Gomes has attempted suicide, the hits just keep coming. If the subject matter was not so grim, one would think that the Central News Agency is like a global Saturday Night Live. Incredible stuff.
Here’s the announcement concerning Aijalon: [Read more…] about Park, Gomes, DPRK: So Bizarre
Paul Potts, Aijalon Mahli Gomes and the month of June
The calendar tells me that June has rolled around again, and that reminds me of something: This is not only the anniversary month for the RoadTurn blog, but today is the very day, three years ago, when the first post was made. Trust me; it seems longer. For old times sake, though, here is that post: [Read more…] about Paul Potts, Aijalon Mahli Gomes and the month of June
Mother’s Day 2010
Happy Mother’s Day to all who qualify, or someday will. More and more, I see the wisdom in the idea that “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” Mothers are the primary instructors of the future.
I think of Aijalon Mahli Gomes’ mother today. Her heart must surely be broken, to know that her boy is languishing in a North Korean labor camp.
My prayer is that his release be gained soon–but for this: Aijalon went to North Korea for a purpose. May that purpose be fulfilled, lest his torture be for naught.
All over the globe, human beings are starving and treated like chattel. North Korea is but an example of the injustice. The entire human condition could be changed with one thing: Love.
The entire human condition is embattled by two things: Hate and Greed.
When will we stop? When will we listen?
May this Mother’s Day bring wisdom, hope and change.