tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562607979129089878.post4877128999296366585..comments2011-01-14T19:00:53.352-08:00Comments on book club dropouts: A Hard OneJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007583108007459138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562607979129089878.post-8015246605888007982010-02-01T19:25:12.399-08:002010-02-01T19:25:12.399-08:00Jodee (aka "Anonymous"),
I can feel your...Jodee (aka "Anonymous"),<br />I can feel your goodness through this anonymous post...I knew it was you! You should sign in through your google account so we know it's you! Let me know if you need help with that.<br /><br />I love how you pulled in the title. I think it's true that we can't hear about suffering and not be affected. Thank you for your thoughts! And thank you for inspiring me to recommend this book. It proved a necessary read for me in my life.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007583108007459138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562607979129089878.post-41860258018392617782010-02-01T16:35:02.612-08:002010-02-01T16:35:02.612-08:00I wish I could be at the group tomorrow to discuss...I wish I could be at the group tomorrow to discuss this book. I love this book! What I most appreciate about the book is right on the front...there is no me without you. It is about how we are all interconnected with each other. When one group in society suffers or goes without, we all suffer and go without as that group has something meaningful to offer... as we all do.<br /><br />While we might not all take in orphans from an impoverished country, we can all do something large or small to make a difference in someone's life...put an arm around someone who is grieving, read to a small child or someone on bed rest, listen to someone who needs to be heard. <br /><br />I work with many families who have adopted children from foster care. One of the most meaningful days of my job was telling a 16 year old girl--whose dream in life was to reconnect with her biological mother when she turned 18--that her mother died. I felt honored to sit with this young girl as she wept over the loss of her mother. While it was small in a global sense, to this young girl it was huge. That day brought a lot of meaning to me and I am forever connected with this child in a small way.<br /><br />One of my favorite quotes from Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, "I am what I am because of who we all are." I love this! Please post from group. I'd love to hear the response of the book from the dropouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562607979129089878.post-37098358011725493842010-02-01T16:19:25.795-08:002010-02-01T16:19:25.795-08:00I know what you mean about wanting to do something...I know what you mean about wanting to do something instead of being one of those people described as "keeping their hemlines above rising waters." <br /><br />I felt so much frustration and anger toward the situation. The money and politics of it all made me feel so helpless.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007583108007459138noreply@blogger.com