InSpiritry

Posted by Anne McCrady

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Every year as June begins, I am returned to the joy of being ten or twelve with a whole summer ahead. Those days in the mid sixties were a hot, humid heaven!  

Already there were forces at work inside me as I took part in the American experience. A science nerd, a Southerner, a white female, an upper middle class Christian, I saw the world as safe and just with unlimited potential, and I wanted that for everyone (especially the unconverted people we had never seen in China and Africa and Russia).

But there were things to come we could not foresee. (more…)

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A Bangladeshi man visits a simple village of mostly poor women and their children. They tell him how desperate they are to get loans so that they can start small businesses selling goods or providing services. When he asks how much they need, he is shocked to find out most of them need just a few dollars. Seeing an opportunity for a solution, he takes money from his own pocket, gives some to each woman, asks that they pay him back as they can and encourages them to follow their dreams. Overjoyed, the women begin their work and within a while all of them are able to repay the man. He can then make new loans.

That is, in fact, a true story! (more…)

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This morning I was watching the news of the latest wildfires in California. After violent storms left hundred homeless in Kansas this week, it is wrenching to see families fleeing neighborhoods, landmarks and beautiful countryside that are, in fact, in the line of fire.

Thinking of that phrase, in the line of fire, reminded me of its usual connotation: being caught in the midst of battle. Battle, war, being another tragedy that sends good people scurrying from their homes in fear.

What a metaphor for us! (more…)

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With all that the tragedy we see in the world, hope seems to be in short supply these days, yet it is essential if we are to believe we can change the world. 

Where do you find hope?

Who is a source of hopefulness for you?

How can we instill hope in others?

I believe words used well can do a lot to keep hope alive: stories, poems, essays, conversations, sacred texts. Each week or so, I will be producing InSpiritry Podcasts for the Greater Good. I hope you will find hope there.

For now, believing in the power of poetry to inspire, here is a  poem I wrote years ago that has become a mainstay of my inspirational presentations and performances.

Just imagine what this kind of health policy could do for the world! (more…)

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Welcome to InSpiritry– your source of InSpiration for the Greater Good!

Here at InSpiritry, I believe being inspired just for the sake of personal well-being is not enough–inspiration, like all good things, is meant to be shared.

This blog is a great place to start. Join me here whenever you can for commentary that will send you out into the world to put InSpiritry into action for the Greater Good.

It’s a journey meant to be taken with others, so add your own comments and observations. Then think of someone you know who needs inspiration and pass the word:

InSpiritry: You Can Be a Blessing!

Anne