The theme for January - February 2009:
CHANGE
The
dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is
piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is
new, so we must think anew and act anew.
(Abraham Lincoln, 1809-65, 16th president)
It
takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace
the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is
more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life,
and in change there is power.
(Alan Cohen, 1950–, author)
Although
the connections are not always obvious, personal change is inseparable from
social and political change.
(Harriet Lerner, 1944–, psychologist and author)
Education
either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the
younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about
conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and
women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to
participate in the transformation of their world.
(Paulo Freire, 1921–97, educator and philosopher)
We
frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time,
capable of the greatest evil. Change will only come about when each of us takes
up the daily struggle ourselves to be more forgiving, compassionate, loving, and
above all joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change
as those around us can change too.
(Mairead Maguire, 1944–, Nobel Peace Prize–winner)
Deadline
for the
January
- February issue is Dec. 3.
Articles
and artwork:
editor@branches.com
Advertising:
apple@branches.com
317/255-5594
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Volume 21, No. 5
NOVEMBER
- DECEMBER 2008
GIVING
Trimmings
A Calendar of Free Events
EcoNews
Environmental news and networking around the state
IN
Peace
A sampling of
peace and justice group
activities around Indiana
Astrologick
An astrological
overview of the coming week
The following essays appear in
the print edition of Branches.
Find a free copy near you, or
subscribe.
Giving
the Gift of Yourself
Being your best is good for you and everyone else.
JENNIFER OLER
Giving
Life to Your Soil
Plan
now for next year’s successful harvest.
RON LAUSTER
The
Believers
A Winter Solstice poem.
JARED CARTER
Giving:
A Way of Being
Practice both generosity and gratitude.
STEPHANIE GRISSOM
The
Momentum of the Universe
Unconditional love, the complete gift of Self.
TED NOTTINGHAM
What
Would Jesus Give?
A true sense of place and joy.
MIKE OLES
Creatively
Mindful Gifts
Shift your focus to the simple and familiar.
ELLEN MICHEL
Without
Money and Without Price
The overflowing richness of life is already ours.
CALLIE J. SMITH
Rich
Harvest From a Simple Life
Observations on a lifetime of giving and receiving.
HENRY SWAIN
Balanced
Giving
Caring for the caregivers.
SHERRY O’BRIAN
Thanks-Giving
Giving
with a thankful heart — without giving yourself away.
MORGANA STARR
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ABOUT
the COVER
Light
the Path
watercolor
18 x 12 inches
by
Adele Schluge
A
father walks with his young son from the darkness, through the historic
arch at IPS #15, onto a path illuminated by lanterns held by people of
Indianapolis. They represent us all: a community volunteer, businessman,
mother, coach, retired citizen, social worker, leader of a faith
community, school bus driver, teacher. Every adult has a gift to share
in the life of a child.
A
16-by-20-inch limited edition poster from the original watercolor is
being sold to benefit the students of the Indianapolis Public Schools.
One hundred percent of every sale goes directly to the IPS school of the
buyer’s choice. Donations are being used by schools in many ways: to
start a science club; provide incentives and treats for good behavior
and academic success; equip a grade school basketball team; create
reading/listening stations; fund field trip fees or service learning
projects; and many others. More than $12,000 has already been
distributed.
Each
poster is $20. Please make your check payable to the IPS school of your
choice or to the IPS Education Foundation. To purchase a poster, call
317/352-1090 or e-mail irvhouse@aol.com,
or stop by the Antique Mall of Irvington, 5501 E. Washington St., Indpls.
Thank you!
Want
to share your art through Branches? Send inquiries and thumbnails to
editor@branches.com
(Hoosiers or former Hoosiers only, please!).
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