Once school started the first week of January, everyone’s schedules kicked into high gear. But something stopped my family in our tracks last week, and each day for the last few, we found time to get together to pray, beseech, contemplate and think beyond our immediate circumstances. In spite of the busy-ness, we acknowledged so…
Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell?
If you’ve seen the cover of Growing Up Global, you’ll notice the sunburst with the quote from Dr. Jane Goodall says: “fascinating ideas for giving young people opportunities to become truly global citizens.” I was over the moon when Dr. Jane offered her feedback from reading a galley copy of the book. Amidst her grueling…
If the Facebook newsfeed is any gauge of public opinion, even thoughtful Obama voters are left scratching their heads at this year’s Nobel Peace Prize decision. When the wake-up news from my clock radio told me of the Peace Prize announcement, I uncharacteristically bolted straight up to make sure I was hearing correctly, and not…
Since the weekend, I have been remembering the toll on lives and a community, caused by Hurricane Katrina, exactly four years ago. The following story shows incredible generosity, from an unlikely place; it also demonstrates how connected others around the world feel to us in America, and to fellow citizens of humanity. Their giving knows no bounds. …
I realize the ideas in Growing Up Global may seem painfully naïve to the bus driver quoted above, but I have to hold up the hope that if the youngest among us are nurtured with a mindset based on humanity’s oneness and connectedness – and the profound implications that follow – a true solution lies deep inside there, somewhere.
