No surprise that I was actually familiar with each of these stories. Robin Wall Kimmerer is one of my all time favorite authors (I gift Braiding Sweetgrass to others and just last year attended a live lecture with her on the release of her Serviceberry book). As a teacher, I recognized Gillian Lynne, and many other dancers, drummers, artists, and dreamers among the students in my classes who had a hard time following traditional teachers’ rules. And I know the art of both Posada and Ortega. I’m seriously wondering if we’re long lost brothers from other mothers.
Serendipity, synchronicity, two degrees of separation, only by a few years, and brothers indeed, in space, time, teaching, learning and living. Knowing you has been and continues to be one of the gifts that arrived via Substack. I wonder what our mothers might have said to each other about us? 🤣
Thanks. We’re fortunate to have him in our collection. I give him a light oil bath about once a year and this may be a good time to do that. He has moved with us thousands of miles, always wrapped in padded blankets and placed securely for the trip. Also seems like a good time to share the prayer attributed to Francis known as the Prayer for Peace:
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light;where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console,to be understood as to understand,to be loved as to love.For it is in giving that we receive,it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”
No surprise that I was actually familiar with each of these stories. Robin Wall Kimmerer is one of my all time favorite authors (I gift Braiding Sweetgrass to others and just last year attended a live lecture with her on the release of her Serviceberry book). As a teacher, I recognized Gillian Lynne, and many other dancers, drummers, artists, and dreamers among the students in my classes who had a hard time following traditional teachers’ rules. And I know the art of both Posada and Ortega. I’m seriously wondering if we’re long lost brothers from other mothers.
Serendipity, synchronicity, two degrees of separation, only by a few years, and brothers indeed, in space, time, teaching, learning and living. Knowing you has been and continues to be one of the gifts that arrived via Substack. I wonder what our mothers might have said to each other about us? 🤣
Oh my…THAT’s a crazy proposition to think about. Something tells me they would say “I see a lot of my son in your son. Who’s his father?” LOL!!! 🤣
I imagine their laughing together.🤣
I love the Saint Francis carving
Thanks. We’re fortunate to have him in our collection. I give him a light oil bath about once a year and this may be a good time to do that. He has moved with us thousands of miles, always wrapped in padded blankets and placed securely for the trip. Also seems like a good time to share the prayer attributed to Francis known as the Prayer for Peace:
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light;where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console,to be understood as to understand,to be loved as to love.For it is in giving that we receive,it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”
Gary, thanks for sharing that beautiful prayer that is also one of my favorites.
What inspiring artists!