I have lived as my head for a long time now. And all those years, I wasted my life, my aliveness, my presence.

I was caught up in pretense, pretext, presumption.

Enough of befriending the thoughts and trusting them as if they really exist.

Now, I wanna live as my heart, my hands, my fingers.

Now I wanna live as my belly, my legs, my thighs, my knees.

Now I wanna live as my slings, my feet.

It's high time we shift our attention from above our neck to below the remaining 80% of our body.

Poetry by Sangram-ing Lama

FOOTBALL SPIRIT IN THE JUNGLE:

HITIP just received some soccer balls and sport equipments from Mr. Dominique BOISNARD and his network in Le Mans/France.

The "Football Spirit in the Jungle" project run by HITIP brings together indigenous villagers--including villagers with disabilities, women and youth --from all tribes of Mbam & Kim region through local football tournaments, which promote disability rights, conflict resolution, rural community organizing, water rights and leadership development.

Empowered by www.hitip.org

Many thanks TO Rotaract'iveMans > Action #BallesDePaix

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The Hills of Jerusalem

A young, non-Jewish man came up to me at the Kotel and told me that he keeps the Seven Commandments of Noah but he feels that he would be better off if he converted and became a Jew.

“You should become the best possible you. This means that G-d created you a gentile so there is no need to try to become a Jew. You should fulfill what G-d gave you.”

He walked away but then came back later and asked, “If you knew that there was a unique nation in the world, one better than the one you are from, would you want to join that nation?”

“No. I want to be the best that G-d made me. G-d made me a Jew so I want to be the best Jew I possibly can be.”

He seemed to understand my point.

It is like this wonderful, Holy Land that G-d has given to us. What if I heard that another land had more water, or more produce, or a better climate, would I want to move there? G-d forbid. This is where G-d told me to be. This is where I want to live. I want to breathe the air here and walk on this holy ground. This is where I will thrive the best … here in the place that Hashem has chosen for me. I will be far better off here than anyplace that I would choose for myself.

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