In the 1960s, an eminent European anthropologist was studying a Zulu tribe in Africa. Near the end of his stay, he invited the local children to play a game. The kids were of various ages and sizes; some had disabilities, others held hands with a younger sibling. They were instructed to line up and, at the man’s signal, run 100 yards to where he stood. Whoever reached him first … [Read more...]
An ancient Chinese story tells of a fisherman whose wife was gravely ill and near death. When doctors could not help, the man visited a small temple dedicated to Guanyin, goddess of compassion and healing. He prayed for hours, begging for her mercy. Then, exhausted, he fell asleep. In a dream that night, Guanyin told the fisherman, “Bring your wife water from the spring … [Read more...]
Bob Findle died of cancer on March 16, 2012. A regular at Tish Sjoberg’s Expressive Arts Studio in San Diego, Bob was inspired by a Daily Art Show at the studio to begin his own daily art project. But within weeks of starting it, he learned he was dying. That might have been a good excuse to stop creating art, but instead he kept going – because he wanted to be present to the … [Read more...]
Sometimes an awe-inspiring creature appears on the scene just when it’s most needed, sparking widespread devotion. Like gentle, loving Aloka (faithful companion to the peace-walking Buddhist monks, who has become a superstar during a time of rampant hatred and division), the racehorse Man O’ War held a similar level of fame in his day. This wonder-horse won 20 of 21 races, … [Read more...]
On the morning of January 24, on a frigid Minneapolis street, all hell broke loose as intensive care nurse Alex Pretti was brutally murdered trying to help a woman who’d been accosted by masked ICE agents. Pretti was pepper-sprayed, then shot repeatedly by an ICE agent, in a horrifying incident that closely mirrored the January 7 shooting of Renee Good. It turns out this … [Read more...]
