You Gotta Have Heart and Friends

I've known Dan for about 5 years now. I met him and his wife Kathy at a meeting for community volunteers. We all became fast friends. They are among the most intelligent, kind, funny, and spiritual people I've ever met. Their concern for me and the world in general is a constant source of hope, happiness and inspiration to me. I was talking to Dan on the phone the other night and he told me he wrote something and it was with me in mind that he wrote the part about the "personal" sphere. I was (and still am) very touched and honored that he would write this with me in mind. He's still working on his web site... adding more fields, always striving to be better. Dan and Kathy add great abundance to my life and I'm so proud and happy to be their friend.

From Dan:

"Any field can be at the heart of the matter.

Sometimes the physical, factual and natural worlds becomes the heart of the story, with a treasure that emerges in the hidden wealth of resources; from a garden, to learning all the processes of civilization. Sometimes the community takes center stage, as a neighborhood or nation and the way that it governs itself encourages good things to happen.

But sometimes the personal sphere is just where it’s at. We’ve all met some person or persons who hold things together. Everyone has to do this to one extent or another at some time in living their lives, even if they aren’t really good at it, aren’t interested and studiously avoid it wherever possible. They still build up their own little corner of the world, with mementos and principles that those who get into their world come to count on for enrichment, and rely on their dogged integrity. Sometimes individuals, families, groups of friends and/ or neighbors are the center and soul of what goes on in all fields, and they become invaluable and precious to those people who enter into their lives. And they’re also really good at it. Such people that you may have met in your life are just thoroughly amazing, who, with their innate curiosity, concern about others, desires and perhaps inner pain or insecurity, develop an intelligence, brightness, and accessibility from reaching out with courage. They become the links or even anchors in many people’s lives who would never ever have found each other or learned what they really have to offer as acquaintances or friends. They gain the capacity to face issues. This becomes a set of stories, a way of being and wide-ranging experiences with unique insights to share. Even a relatively small group of friends who rely on and trust one another can interface wisely with most other parts of humanity."

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