Thursday, February 28, 2013
Lotte Reiniger - Papageno - (1935).m4v
These area paper cut outs. There are more of her films on youtube. Amazing!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
"Dayenu!"
A Prayer to Avoid Entitlement
Maybe we all should begin our days with a litany of satisfaction, abundance, and enoughness. God, you have given me another day of totally gratuitous life: my health, my eyes, my ears, my mind, my taste, my family, my freedom, my education, clean water, more than enough food, a roof over my head, a warm bed and blanket, friends, sunshine, a beating heart, and your eternal love and guidance.
by Richard Rohr
The Jewish people have a beautiful prayer form, a kind of litany to which the response is always "Dayenu!" (It would have been enough!).
They list, one by one, the mirabilia Dei, the wonderful works of God for their people and themselves, and after each one, shout out DAYENU! As if to say, "How much is it going to take for us to know that God is with us?!" It builds satisfaction instead of feeding dissatisfaction.
If we begin our day with any notion of scarcity, not-enoughness, victimhood, or "I deserve," I promise you the day will not be good--for you or for those around you. Nor will God be glorified.
To any one of these we must say, "And this is more than enough!"
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Auditorium Theatre :: performances :: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
If you haven't seen this dance troup you should consider treating yourself and maybe your family to tickets! They are amazing!
If you haven't seen this dance troup you should consider treating yourself and maybe your family to tickets! They are amazing!