In the USA we celebrate July 4th as Independence Day, marking the start of country’s autonomy from England. But maybe it would be just as well to celebrate Interdependence Day, rejoicing in all the ways that all of us are inextricably bound to one another.
What will you do to celebrate Interdependence Day?
In this Irish monument, Gandhi crouches by the words of William Butler Yeats:
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
What precious dreams do you offer up to the world?
“If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse… but surely you will see the wildness!”
― Pablo Picasso
What helps you to see below the surfaces?
Imagine stepping out into an environment unlike anything you’ve ever seen, where danger is ever-present and even the weight of your own body is unfamiliar. Imagine being filled with such wide-eyed curiosity that it is worth risking everything simply to experience and learn about something utterly new.
What is the furthest you have ever been outside your comfort zone? Why did you choose to go there?
“For me, gardening is a form of prayer. Most people have an awareness of life and death, but few have an awareness of life, death, and life again. Gardeners do, though.” –Kaya McLaren
What form of prayer gives you an awareness of life being reborn?
