“Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, reveling in our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that gives us a world of shared values, of meaningful community.”
―Bell Hooks
How has choosing risk helped you to find meaningful community?
You could pull a chair off the stack and try to find a place to balance it on the rocky ground. Or you could just seat yourself on a conveniently located boulder and rest in the way that things already are.
Where will you find a place of rest today?
Penguins manage to be happy, even surrounded by nothing but sand and ice and sky. Of course, to a penguin, a rock is a really lovely gift. It’s easier to be happy when your wants are few.
What is the tiniest thing that has made you happy?
The Jewish New Year marks the beginning of the Days of Turning, a time of repentance and asking for forgiveness from those whom we have harmed. While January New Year’s resolutions imagine how we might improve ourselves in the year to come, Rosh Hashana reminds us that we move forward most effectively when we have dealt well with our past.
Whose forgiveness would help you to move forward?
These performers could be using their hands to tell a story, to wave to their friends, to invite applause or simply to convey the beauty of movement. The range of things we can do with our hands is astounding, and the choices we make can be stunning in their kindness or cruelty.
What will you do today with your hands?
