#DWhabit The habit of writing daily with Jennifer Laffin. Click to connect to her site.
Today’s daily writing word is Unite. For me, this word connects some dots in the world. The first dot was the sermon at my church today. Our priest talked about Quantum Entanglement and how it works with prayer; the idea that the life and death of each of us has influence over the other. When we hold another person in our hearts, as in prayer, we are connected.
The second dot is the International Peace Day, which is this Thursday, Sept. 21st. Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is collecting resources on this padlet. I want to work with my students on peace poems. My plan is to pass out a variety of poems about peace and have groups of students discuss them, then turn to their own writing.
The third dot is an acrostic poem I wrote this morning in response to the word Unite.
Another dot in this united maze is a story I heard from a friend about Constitution Day at a local university. She said a Muslim woman was naturalized at the ceremony; however, when asked if she would pose with her family for a photograph, she said she was afraid. My friend cried telling this story. How can we offer freedom and citizenship along with fear? I hope the energy of kindness and support surrounding this special day planted a seed of peace. May we all be seeds of peace.
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