by John Pitney | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Happy Epiphany. The coincidence of Advent and the 21st meeting of the U.N. Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP21) was a serendipity of the most awesome order. As humanity becomes exponentially more violent and bent on fowling the only nest we have, I become...
by John Pitney | Jan 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Hope is not the optimism that things will turn out right. Hope is the soul’s deep orientation to the right, no matter how things turn out.” -Vaclav Havel, former President of the Czech Republic In his essay, “A...
by John Pitney | Dec 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas!!! WE PASSED THE TEST!!! There are many reasons to celebrate this day. For one: our son Joel was bornthis week 37 years ago in Nampa, Idaho! We carried him home from the hospital in the red Christmas stocking with white ruff he still wears as a Santa...
by John Pitney | Dec 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
I believe the most loving thing you can say to a person is “Look!” And the most loving stance isn’t a close embrace, but two people standing side by side, looking out on the world together. When we learn to look, we begin to see, really see. When we begin to...
by John Pitney | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
I hafta say, I’m a reluctant marcher. I’m not sure what it is beside shyness. And actually it’s way easier for me if I’m one of the speakers. What’s crystal clear though, in this stage of my life, marching is something I can’t not do. I haven’t yet found the other...
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