This I Believe

I believe there is room enough at the table for everyone to be heard. I believe that there ARE enough hands to help, hearts to reach out and minds that are open. I believe that despair is paralyzing and motion too often confused for action. I believe that is it not necessary for me to have all the the answers. I believe that IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT ME! I believe in the continuing cycle of life and death. I believe there is freedom in letting go and knowing future generations will continue without us. I believe it is not so important that we live a long life but that we do live a good life. That our smallest acts are among the most important, for better or worse.   2008-11-20T15:58:07Z

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1 Ippolito This I Believe

2008-11-20T15:58:07Z

I fly through the air with the greatest of ease, The woman way up on the flying trapeze.  The body is older and wider than some, But healthy and vibrant up under the sun.  The mind is more thoughtful, reflective and calm, the heart grows wider spreading the balm.  My outlook is sunny and funny and true, I talk of the new age coming out of the blue.  I know days are coming perhaps full of despair, but I continue to fly way up in the air.   2009-02-08T15:51:33Z

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2 Ippolito Being 58

2009-02-08T15:51:33Z

Women my age wake at three am Excited, fearful, wondering We hear our names called out A child who needs us is crying Until we remember our children left home or never came home or were never born.   Women my age wake at three am Sweating, bodies and spirits running hot then cold Our hips ache, our backs are sore, our calves are clenched our jaws are locked We push away from our snoring partners with bladders full and urgent And navigate through thick darkness to the toilet Sometimes close by Sometimes down the hall Sometimes outside Or in a can in the corner.   Afterwards we fix tea or long for water and we are listening deeply for the mystery of the night We look up at the golden African moon which has called us out , called us out to shed our skins and dance   Women my age at three am are dancing this planet home.       2009-05-18T22:24:43Z

3 Diane Hosey Women My Age

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