A Family Reunion at the End of the World

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November 25, 2023 a project of ServiceSpace Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world. - Lucy Maud Montgomery - A Family Reunion at the End of the World "Have you ever been at a reunion or a big party, when the plates are empty and conversations wind down and you think about leaving? Then you hear peals of laughter, the clatter of dishes, and contagious giggles from behind the kitchen door. Thats where the real party is, as the aunties portion out leftovers to be taken home, scrape the dishes, and laugh with their hands in hot soapy water, snapping damp towels as they dry pots and pans. Its one thing to be invited to the party. Then you have a choice: to remain a polite guest in a distant armchair or to walk through that kitchen door and roll up your sleeves, to be washed in love and laughter..." Robin Wall Kimmerer shares more in this excerpt from "Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations." { read more } Be The Change The next time you find yourself at a large or small gathering experiment with rolling up your sleeves and walking through the kitchen door. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Words Can Change Your Brain Peace Is Every Step: Thich Nhat Hanh's 95 Year Earthwalk 'New Day's Lyric': Amanda Gorman 17 Things I Would Do Differently Paul Farmer: A Life Dedicated to Healing the World When the Earth Started to Sing A New Hotline for a Pep Talk from Kindergartners Calligraphy-- A Sacred Tradition DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 154,639 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More