Yesterday’s blott about yaks inspired our team to visit the Pamirs Mountains in northern Afghanistan. We were invited to a lovely village about an hour northwest of Ahaneh Masjed. We were greeted warmly when the WLBOTT team arrived in a quiet village way up in the Pamirs mountains. We were treated to a delightful buffet […]
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Yaks
We came across a delightful image on the Guardian web site. The photograph is by Daniel Malikyar. He has traveled to 55 countries, with many trips to his birthplace, Afghanistan. Daniel speaks fluent Dari, and that allows him to connect and understand with the people of Afghanistan. That Guardian photograph is wonderful because it quietly […]
At our early morning WLBOTT staff meeting, Sister Magdalena was quite excited this morning. She’s all about connecting people, sharing joyful connections, and trying to manage in her late night Wikipedia random article obsession. Today’s topic was the intersectionality of Niue and Old Dime Box, Texas. We’re not sure about the sunglasses. A Little Bit […]
At WLBOTT we love those that follow their passion – a passion that explores creativity, protects the vulnerable, inspires the marginalized; passions that challenge the artificial and demeaning chains of hierarchical society. Often a passion that leads to loneliness and isolation in pursuit of an inner belief. Today we’re going to look at strongwomen. Our […]
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The Simple Life
Eat. Love. Stay warm. Try not to get eaten by wolves.Coffee with Elder G First – Happy Mothers’ Day! But then Elder G and I get into a little deeper discussion. G, why is life so complicated? We’ve gone from village life to having As Elder G puts it: WLBOTT: I think part of the […]
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Reflections
رَبِّ ارْحَمْهَا وَارْبِطْ عَلَى قُلُوبِ أَهْلِهَا “My Lord, have mercy on her and steady the hearts of her family.” إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ “Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed to Him we return.” A Time for Moral Reflection Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:where there is hatred, let me sow love;where […]
Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum Let’s celebrate a good guy today. We’ve had 10 years of raw sewage dripping into our ears and eyes. Let’s refresh our mental pallet with a good guy, Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover. Shortly after returning to Earth, Victor greeted a child with Down syndrome (the reporter’s daughter). Who is Victor […]
Should we dance, should we? I woke up in a grumpy mood, then just now, between welcome rain storms, I sat on the back step and listened to the birds. One bird call sounded just like “Should we dance, should we?” over and over. Interesting that the question is “Should we dance?” and not “Shall […]
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A New Voice
In an earlier blott, we looked at the idea of keeping our minds open to new voices that can lead us in troubled times. The blott, titled “Who Are Our Prophets Today?” Rev. Ed Trevors uses Bruce Springsteen, The Boss, as an example of a courageous voice. We think we may have found a new […]
Recently, while reading fairy tales and learning of Baba Yaga, it seems that throughout history, there has been this concept of witches. People are afraid of elderly, eccentric women, especially women without children. Older independent women who live outside of societal norms. Women with no support structure or safety net, forced to strongly advocated and […]