tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post5049753299361031159..comments2024-02-27T04:06:53.254-08:00Comments on Building Ordinary: Open forum: What do you need? Ask here!graceonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-82371164982428817802012-10-02T11:53:23.763-07:002012-10-02T11:53:23.763-07:00Marga, so glad you found this page! Thank you for ...Marga, so glad you found this page! Thank you for posting your needs. Indeed, I send blessings and prayers. What wonderful work you are doing! Is your book program affiliated with the <a href="http://www.localfutures.org/get-involved" rel="nofollow">International Society for Ecology and Culture</a> or the <a href="http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/get-active-what-we-can-do" rel="nofollow">Economics of Happiness</a>? Both grew from Helena Norberg-Hodge's work with the Ladakhi, and I am personally supportive of both.<br /><br />If any case, if you could share a link to the program/organization which is collecting the books and funds, so we can research them and know where to send them, that would be most helpful.<br /><br />Again, yes, prayers and blessings for the continued usefulness and success of your work.<br /><br />Namaste.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-84173738551603972302012-10-01T21:08:08.836-07:002012-10-01T21:08:08.836-07:00Namaaste Kathryn.
I read your beautiful post on La...Namaaste Kathryn.<br />I read your beautiful post on Ladakh, and sent the link to all my family and friends. Ladakh is special to me - I have just returned (to Mumbai, where I live) from Leh, where I set up a small library for the students of LNA - Ladakh Nuns Association. All this was done with selling off many of my own precious books and with the help of loving family and friends.<br /><br />I could not believe it when I came back here, and saw :"ASK". Asking for help has been a big and difficult lesson to learn for me; a spiritual gift from when I had a stroke and HAD to ask for help. Now I am comfortable asking for myself and for those I work with.<br /><br />So: I need good books for the next library we are setting up for a school in Stok village in Ladakh. I am also looking for people to sponsor travel from Mumbai to Leh, for 5 teachers who have generously volunteered 2 weeks of their time,to go with me to do a teacher training program in Leh.<br /><br />I ask, first of all, for your blessings and prayers. That is what makes everything else possible. And if any material help for this project is possible - that would be truly wonderful.<br /><br />Marga (weave@vsnl.net)Margahttp://kahanimarga.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-88769040990267033002011-02-15T11:10:19.110-08:002011-02-15T11:10:19.110-08:00Kathryn,
Six months of thought on my part should ...Kathryn,<br /><br />Six months of thought on my part should be enough! I'm going to email you this week.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536102483146881252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-71537979677844944662010-08-03T07:42:25.659-07:002010-08-03T07:42:25.659-07:00Thank you Paul. So good to hear from you! And than...Thank you Paul. So good to hear from you! And thank you for asking. What do I need? Dialogue.<br /><br />Millions of us are writing and posting every week, some every day, and many of us visit each others blogs and post encouraging comments, sometimes thoughtful comments. I'd like to see us all take it up a notch and begin having more public conversations with one another.<br /><br />Recently one of my commenters challenged an assertion I made. I loved it! She got me thinking for days about some decisions I made decades ago, and on which I continued to rely. That kind of self-examination is good, don't you think? I'd love more challenges, more insight, more questions asked between us.<br /><br />Now that we have this capability to communicate across vast distances, we have the ability to share our collective wisdom, knowledge, understanding with one another and build a better world, perhaps much quicker than might have been possible when we were so much more isolated.<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br />I'm especially looking forward to hearing back from you about what you need. Thank you for giving it some thought.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-17203512984044844212010-08-02T15:24:41.802-07:002010-08-02T15:24:41.802-07:00Kathryn, an excellent post! It leads me to ask &qu...Kathryn, an excellent post! It leads me to ask "what do you need from us? From me in particular?"<br /><br />"What do I need?" Hmm? I have a thought in mind but need to ponder it before replying.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536102483146881252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-81703519115387533452010-07-30T16:33:58.281-07:002010-07-30T16:33:58.281-07:00i love your prayer at the end. sending positive v...i love your prayer at the end. sending positive vibes your way, my friend. hope you have a great weekend.<br /><br />one love.Selahhttp://www.momentarysolace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-180009486304943572010-07-27T16:58:36.796-07:002010-07-27T16:58:36.796-07:00Kim, I am honored that you took time to share a bi...Kim, I am honored that you took time to share a bit of your story here. A few weeks ago, I ran across your blog and learned of the loss of your darling grandson--read the entire story. Thank you so much for sharing how your blogger friends comforted you. I pray that you will continue to find comfort and blessings. I see that your daughter is expecting again. Congratulations! May your joy be as boundless as your sorrow was deep, and may you know only happiness with this child.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-4306678895517004192010-07-22T19:04:32.063-07:002010-07-22T19:04:32.063-07:00Hi Kathryn you are so right. Last year my baby gr...Hi Kathryn you are so right. Last year my baby grandson passed away at 7 weeks old. It was so tragic and through blogging several of my followers wrote me privately and I was surprised how much comfort and support I received through them. We are just that little bit distanced from each other to be not easily overwhelmed by the ordeals we sometimes go through and it is so nice to have a totally unbiased ear to listen to us. It is a great world this blogoshpere. Thanks.A Box of Chocolateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305220579732409554noreply@blogger.com