happy birthday, alice

How wonderful that Alice of "Dancing Under the Gallows" is celebrating her 107th birthday today, which is also the National Day of Listening.
I hope more people take the time to listen to this remarkable woman's story. 

(In case you didn't know, Alice is the oldest living survivor of the Holocaust.  Her compassion, tolerance, and more importantly, forgiveness are inspiring.)

invisible

feeling quite invisible
not the cool superpower
an afterthought
the elephant in the middle of the room
it fucking hurts

apparently also disposable

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But there is a light
The dear one
Held as close
Defended and loved
Seen and heard
Hearfelt

Alice

Beautiful.

At 107, Alice is the oldest living survivor of the Holocaust, and she is nothing short of inspiring.
I can only hope to ever have a fraction of her strength and passion.
Please watch the video, and take some of it into your heart.

Alice

More information on Alice Herz-Sommer

"Dancing Under the Gallows" 

Video at aish.com - Holocaust Studies

[If the videos and links no longer work, my apologies.  It keeps getting moved or removed from sites from which I've obtained it.]

sunshine and fresh air

...like milk, it does a body good.

--  Playing in the Light   2010  --

amy's midweek thoughts about mid-life

Amy's site has moved/restructured, and so far I can't put it in the sidebar. I'll keep looking for a workaround, but until now, here's a link to a recent post to get to her site.
Happy Monday.

Midweek thoughts about mid-life