Ms. Lucille at nonviolent action
in fall of 2014

This morning was mostly about giving a ride to my friend and his wife to a hospital so he could begin his rehabilitation from heart surgery. Over the years I have become fairly good at using my time well while waiting in hospital waiting rooms. I enjoy the quiet time to read and reflect.

This afternoon I took a graduate student friend of mine to visit Ms. Lucille, my 86 year civil rights and peace organizer friend. He is taking a graduate class in storytelling and I could not think of any better story teller than Ms. Lucille. I had told him beforehand that he could ask just one question and she could go on and on telling stories. He is shy person and did not want to interrupt her but got a few questions in during the hour plus interview. She gave him plenty of stories since she has lived a full life, with children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great, great grandchildren and 103 foster children she took in.

A movie we watched tonight Boyhood was shot during a 12 year span of boy’s life, from age 6 – 18years. At the end of the film the boy, now a college student and a girl he just met are sitting on a mountain top overlooking a beautiful landscape. The girl asked the boy, now a young man, if he heard of the phrase “Seize the moment”. He says yes and she says she thinks it is the opposite, the moment seizes us. The young man nods yes.

Each day there are moments that seize us if we can see and feel them. I am grateful to the many moments that seized me today.

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