petty

hi maggie,

i hate the word petty.  it is flung at us by people who want to silence us with shame.  adults who play favorites, who create the divisions that divide us and rob us of community, of family...they tell us we are petty when we recognize and verbalize injustice, especially inflicted on us. 

so maybe the secret is to speak for each other...it's harder to hurl "petty" when we are defending someone else.

i talked to someone who lives in a large city today.   she is only home on weekends because of her job.  she is separated from family, and especially from her dog.  each morning she goes for a run.  one morning she encountered a homeless man with a dog.  she and this man do not speak the same language, but she and the dog understand each other. 

she started bringing kibble for the dog, and bread for the man.  one morning he wasn't there, so she broke his bread in half and gave it to two other men.  now she brings bread for three, and kibble.

i started wonderimg if there was a way to "adopt" someone in need.

there is a conjunction of jupiter and venus happening now.  go out after sunset and look just north of west. apparently this conjunction has not occurred for about 2,000 years.  is this why everyone is so edgy?

ch-ch-ch-changes!!

typing with one hand is trying...i'll try again toorrow.

love and hugs from clare