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Beginner's Heart
indigo buntings and multiple truths ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Warning: if birds don’t make you think of infinity, then you may not want to read further… This week I saw an indigo bunting feeding at the bird feeder. Nothing fancy in the feeder — just the usual small seed mix. But the bird? Wow. Brilliant blue — electric blue. Darker than this picture looks.…
bees and the Buddhist work ethic ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
My husband says bees have a Buddhist work ethic. I was prattling on about bees (not uncommon around our house), and I said that bees should be in this blog banner. Because, I said, bees are such a great metaphor (besides being decidedly cool on their own). They make honey from hard work, I said,…
kindness, social conscience and believing ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I may be bad at gentle, but I’m good at believing. The White Queen’s ‘six impossible things before breakfast’ is nothing to me. I believe in world peace. In faeries (really). In other universes. In public education. And at least two more things I forget. Daily. There’s a national movement, inspired by the sainted Edward…
Beginner’s Heart and the Army ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
So what is beginner’s heart? I actually Googled the term. Not many results apply. I came up with it like I do poem titles ~ it seemed like a good idea, and like it would lead me somewhere. It’s how (and often why) I write: where will the writing take me? What will I learn?…
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