Slipping into the arms of an old friend,
I pulled back to look in her shining eyes,
and my beads went skittering over the floor,
heart beads, rose quartz and green aventurine,
so much that has been held back
no longer contained,
scattering like grace
underfoot
and into every corner
ready to be found
by you.
Gratitude List:
1. Beads scattering everywhere, shattering something that needed to be opened
2. Time to just hang out with my colleagues last night, and meet potential new students
3. Weekends
4. This red woven scarf–recycled silk saris. What life did they live before? Who was beautiful in these shining threads?
5. The sun is returning. (Blessed be.)
May we walk in Beauty!
Mockingbird Chronicles 
Perhaps you already know this, but it is quite possible that your scarf was made by an organization giving economic opportunities to woman in India to help them get out of forced prostitution. Do a web search or see: http://anchalproject.org/pages/our-story
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Thank you for pointing that out. It was a gift from a student, bought from Ten Thousand Villages, so it is at least a boost toward economic sustainability for women. I want to look up the producers at the Ten Thousand Villages site and learn more. Thanks for the inspiration.
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