[Oe List ...] Witness

[Isobel A Bishop via OE]

Happy Birthday to you, dear Dick!

Thank you so much for these pearls.

I will reflect on each one-  even as you are doing for your own Celebration .

' We celebrate your  being, with Being itself in History…'


Fond memories,

Isobel in Australia. xx
On 17/12/2015, at 9:57 AM, Richard via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Better to be an Asshole than a Chicken Shit
>  
> Today is my birthday and I still believe, as told directly by Terry Bergdall, that you do a witness on this particular day.
>  
>  I had considered on my last two birthdays to use the quotes collected over the year in my monthly planner as my witness. So I am not going to be a chicken shit and just do it.
>  
> The title is taken from a famous dance instructor who was known for driving her dancers to greatness or to move on.
>             
> Terry Bergdall (again) had me read Saul Alinisky’s book Rebel: Alinsky liked St Paul: “ Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life- fighting antiquated paternalism, plantation mentality”
>             
> Naomi Klein (This Changes Everything): History Knocked on your door, did you answer?
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> Herman Hesse: (Journey to the East): What life is, when it is beautiful and happy, a game. Just started coaching a church softball team- people do better together with a common goal and they know it is just a game.
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> Nikos Kazantzakis, St Francis forward, Epitaph on his tombstone: I hope for nothing, I fear nothing. I am free”.. human existence is a struggle to discover and nurture the spirit against its many enemies..Life is a crusade in the service of God.. to free God buried in matter and in our souls. The essence of God is this unceasing struggle which rages within man
>             
> Vincent Van Gogh: when I have a terrible need of, dare I say, religion!?- then I go outside and paint the stars.
>             
> bell hooks: Humor is essential to the integrative balance that we need to deal with diversity and difference and the building of community...I consider it a high holy calling that we can be humorous together.
>            
> 
> Dick Alton, Long time volunteer with ICA celebrating 74 years of life 
> 
> Richard H.T. Alton 166 N. Humphrey Ave, Apt, 1N Oak Park, IL 60302 T:1.773.344.7172 richard.alton at gmail.com Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back Babe Ruth
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