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1 " What other species now require of us is our attention. Otherwise, we are entering a narrative of disappearing intelligences. "
― Terry Tempest Williams , Finding Beauty in a Broken World
2 " What is real to me is the power of our awareness when we are focused on something beyond ourselves. It is a shaft of light shining in a dark corner. Our ability to shift our perceptions and seek creative alternatives to the conondrums of modernity is in direct proportion to our empathy. Can we imagine, witness, and ultimately feel the suffering of another? "
3 " People talk about medium. What is your medium? My medium as a writer has been dirt, clay, sand--what I could touch, hold, stand on, and stand for--Earth. My medium has been Earth. Earth in correspondence with my mind. "
4 " Shards of glass can cut and wound or magnify a vision. Mosaic celebrates brokenness and the beauty of being brought together "
5 " There becomes little doubt as to why power chooses to support power. Rwanda becomes invisible once again. We have nothing America wants. "
6 " Enormous cumulus clouds float above the plateau in the shape of turtles. Always turtles. The are moving so slowly, almost imperceptibly, makes me dizzy. The ground is stable, but the sky is in motion. When do we have the time in our lives to notice things so fully? I remember when Steve first learned of his diagnosis, we stood in the corner of his library and he said, "Something had to give. I was working too hard, moving too fast." I was right there with him, understanding both personally and precisely what he meant. Why must we wait for the body to speak before we hear what we really need? "
7 " Our kinship with Earth must be maintained; otherwise, we will find ourselves trapped in the center of our own paved-over souls with no way out. "
