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pouring out

On 28 October, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Changing the world isn’t easy.

Tackling water and water-related illnesses that plague 1/6th of the world is expensive. Helping a single mom pay her electric bill so she can buy groceries is a long-term commitment. Even getting to know someone outside your comfort zone is  a challenge.

But that’s why much of our world looks [...]

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change

On 27 October, 2009 · Leave a Comment

So living in a part of the world where the norms are radically out of proportion can change how I view the world.

Even the basics are drastically different. Most of the world cannot read or write their own name. Much of the world doesn’t have access to clean water. Most of the world is [...]

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i don’t want to know jack

On 14 August, 2009 · Leave a Comment

People love to watch Jack Bauer on television – there is something about his unbridled passion. His anger is focused.

He gets the job done.

Yet for a lot of people when the television shuts off, their aversion to anger increases greatly. They don’t want to be around someone with that much raw passion.

Many [...]

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