Double Rainbows

The girls and I just spent a lazy Saturday afternoon at one of our favorite spots in town. Pearl somehow contracted amoebas and has had a tough time this week. She is very much on the mend and we are all happy about that....today she ate TWO mango ice cream cones....all's well in the world. On the way home from our pleasant afternoon we noticed an amazing double rainbow...I had only ever heard of these...but there it was! We pulled the car over to sit in the mist and enjoy its beauty. Sometimes...moments.....life is just right.

Victimless Crime

Eliot Spitzer.....breathe don't judge....bahahahahahaa.

Kicking and Screaming

I am having time to process a lot lately...and it is needed and good. I have been thinking about one thing a lot. I have felt super judgemental about America, consumerism, people who haven't traveled....people who have no idea about Africa. Now, I am taking a step back and realizing the complete stupidity of this. Tanzania and Africa have touched my soul...I am forever changed...my views of the world for me, for my kids....for humanity have been affected. I am now realizing that my "kicking and screaming" approach is not going to ever share that message. I need to share openly, without judgement, what I have felt and how I have been moved. The greatest teachers of this lesson are the Tanzanian people...they are so open and kind and move slowly with concentration of where they are at that moment. Preplanning doesn't exist...they are in the here and now. I think this happens for a variety of reasons....first and foremost poverty drives their lives...each day they are consumed with food, water....how to pay for school, get ahead....these daily needs keep them in the moment. With this struggle comes beauty....simplicity. Hard to really imagine this I think....we equate struggle with pain and suffering....I am learning instead the benefits and long term benefits of it....we grow, we see...we feel.
I just finished reading the Time magazine article by Bob Geldof (is he single?)on Bush's visit to Africa. I knew before that Bush has given more to Africa than ony other world leader EVER. I knew the staggering numbers associated to this money...for example, in 2003 50,000 Africans were on HIV antiretroviral drugs...today 1.3 are receiving medicines for free. 1.5 are getting Malaria and TB meds...for free. The US contributes 50% of all food aid. One of his quotes in this article was "US solutions should not be imposed on African leaders" But that is where my "kicking and screaming" judgemental side kicked in....I wondered...isn't this true of Iraq too? Deep breath...calm...appreciate the good he has done, think about the future Presidents potential to continue to do good work here. The not judging thing is something I am working on....it's a process right?
Peace and musings from my net.
Sarah