Wednesday, December 30, 2015

It begins by standing in a common place





It begins by standing in a common place, 

   sharing our humanity

Seeing the beauty in the common 
   daily things that connect us all

It beckons us with an invitation to find the 
   potential that is hidden, untapped, 
   crying out to be discovered
It cultivates a hope and allows others to find
  their voice through newly found expressions

Everyone has a story to tell 

In our stories we find our Commonality

And so it continues through each story 
   as we stand with people against poverty;
   through education, a market place, and
   relationships

On we go together changing the way the
   world looks at breaking the Cycle Of 
   Poverty

Tapping into new markets using the unique 
    richness of traditional cultural expression
By intentionally investing in humanity with 
   hope, love, courage and connection we
   create a force to transform lives and 
   communities

It takes on a forward momentum 
Never standing still, forever innovative
So we come, sharing our wealth and skills, 
   focus and goals

And here we find our commonality as people
Here, together, we overcome every obstacle
    and challenge to create better 
    communities now and for the generations
    to come


Together we have a future

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Forgivness Comes...




"Peace comes when we really acknowldge what went wrong. When we really restore the dignity of the victims. When offenders have the opportunity to explain why they committed the atrocities they did, and to apologize. Then one could say we are at the beginning of the long road to peace." 
- John Caulker, Fambul Tok