So much to stuff into an entry when you are only writing every other week:) A few things have happened: the kids and I got lost on the way to the bookstore to pick up the latest copy in the Ranger Apprentice series, ended up in the projects and the locals threw yellow paint all over the car as we were touring through....I have been deconstructing this event in my mind since it happened. It threw me. It threw my kids. We had to have a tough conversation about class, urban life, violence, parenting, and compassion. What a suburban tale, really, lost in the projects on the way to the bookstore.
Then, we went to the Cape and had a wonderful time, frolicking on the beach in the off season. I have always been drawn to the water when the people leave. I spent a winter in Gloucester in a summer home, powered by a wood stove just trying to stay warm. I walked the beach every morning and found such peace. My partner at the time nearly went insane with the solitude. Each to their own.
Today, it was back in the saddle, teaching RE. Our topic was the question "what is prayer?" Here is what my beautiful class came up with:
Prayer is when you are talking to the Gods....you don't really get an answer sometimes but
it feels good to keep trying.
Ain't it the truth.
Here is my favorite Buddhist prayer:
May I be filled with lovingkindness.
May I be well.
May I be peaceful and at ease.
May I be happy.
May you be filled with lovingkindness.
May you be well.
May you be peaceful and at ease.
May you be happy.
May we be filled with lovingkindness.
May we be well.
May we be peaceful and at ease.
May we be happy.
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