To ponder... It has been said in the past that our country would elect a black president "when pigs fly"...
Look... it is 100 days into Obama's term and we have "swine flu"...
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
From Nicole Johnson - My favorite Dramatist...
I have finished reading a book on "The Invisible Woman" - Pondering her thoughts ...
It’s the greatest annual magic trick in the country.
On May 10th the largest group of invisible women in America will suddenly appear out of nowhere: Mothers.
They will show up at restaurants for lunch, stand up for applause in a church service, and receive cards of gratitude from those around them. Then Monday morning they will disappear again amidst piles of laundry, dishes, errands and other jobs. And this is what we want.
Most women I know don’t particularly care for Mother’s Day. They don’t want to step into the spotlight and take a bow—we wouldn’t be the mothers that we want to be if that is what we sought. We don’t want all the hype and attention---maybe just a lunch we don’t have to cook, or some free time to browse in a bookstore, but not any sort of huge deal. Because mothers are not after the recognition or the applause, which is precisely why we should give it freely and abundantly.
It’s the greatest annual magic trick in the country.
On May 10th the largest group of invisible women in America will suddenly appear out of nowhere: Mothers.
They will show up at restaurants for lunch, stand up for applause in a church service, and receive cards of gratitude from those around them. Then Monday morning they will disappear again amidst piles of laundry, dishes, errands and other jobs. And this is what we want.
Most women I know don’t particularly care for Mother’s Day. They don’t want to step into the spotlight and take a bow—we wouldn’t be the mothers that we want to be if that is what we sought. We don’t want all the hype and attention---maybe just a lunch we don’t have to cook, or some free time to browse in a bookstore, but not any sort of huge deal. Because mothers are not after the recognition or the applause, which is precisely why we should give it freely and abundantly.
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