"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Saturday, January 16, 2010

PLEASE, PLEASE don't forget

"How can I stay away from a place that holds my heart?" a quote from this blog.

I watch the news, I ache for the people and the country. My daughters are home BUT Haiti has me bound...forever. After all, I am attached to Haiti with two umbilical cords. Cords of life to my daughters when they were most vulnerable.

I don't know how to even begin, when to begin to explain to them what has happened to their home country. I want to go to Haiti NOW, to help, but it would not be wise at this time. My daughters need me here.

I have so many discombobulated thoughts, here, there, not coherent yet feeling deeply, yet no real words that make sense come to my mind or fingers...

If you want to help check out the many Haitian adoptive family blogs I have linked to the left. They are so good at getting the word out.

And PLEASE, PLEASE don't forget, rationalize, judge, or analyze the situation, just act.... People need us!!!

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 5:52 PM

2 comments:

Marta said...

me too I'm just incoherent although I did finally manage a blog post!

January 17, 2010 at 2:56 AM
veggiemom said...

Thinking of you and everyone else so intimately touched by Haiti.

January 17, 2010 at 7:43 AM

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