Originally published at http://anita4peace.wordpress.com/
Opening one’s email can present an emotional dilemma when a lady and her poodle go their separate ways.
Charlie gave me a special kind of love. You know, the kind of love that overwhelms one’s tail and sends it into a wagging frenzy in response to just a simple smile. The kind of love that wipes one’s memory clean of forgotten snacks, delayed walks, and way too infrequent car rides. What would it take to walk away from this kind of love?
Long before I came to love Charlie, I longed for a love of a different kind, a love of a place I’ve never been, a people I’ve never met, and a problem I never knew needed to be solved. The place may or may not be comfortable. The people may or may not welcome me. The problem may or may not be within my ability to solve. But love calls.
I miss Charlie but I have decided that I don’t want to see him before I leave for the Peace Corps. Saying goodbye is just too hard. Besides, he has two new loves, Dee Dee and Harold. And my new love beckons me as I delete an email from Pet Smart addressed to Charlie and remind myself not to look back.
Am I serious about the Peace Corps? Yes, I believe so.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
What is the Peace Corps About Anyway?
As originally published at http://anita4peace.wordpress.com/
As Gracie Hart said (Sandra Bullock’s character in “Miss Congeniality”), “I really do want world peace!”
Will the day ever come when every person on earth is at complete peace with every other person on earth? Reconciliation on such a scale is God’s business. Face-to-face connection, understanding, and relational commitment in one’s realm of influence is our business. By joining the Peace Corps, I hope to live up to the challenge as the borders of my realm are expanded.
President Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 to promote world peace and friendship through 3 simple goals:1. Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.2. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.3. Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
What about you? How are you doing in your role as an ambassador for Peace within your realm of influence? Do you have peace in your home? More importantly, do you have peace in your heart?
As Gracie Hart said (Sandra Bullock’s character in “Miss Congeniality”), “I really do want world peace!”
Will the day ever come when every person on earth is at complete peace with every other person on earth? Reconciliation on such a scale is God’s business. Face-to-face connection, understanding, and relational commitment in one’s realm of influence is our business. By joining the Peace Corps, I hope to live up to the challenge as the borders of my realm are expanded.
President Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 to promote world peace and friendship through 3 simple goals:1. Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.2. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.3. Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
What about you? How are you doing in your role as an ambassador for Peace within your realm of influence? Do you have peace in your home? More importantly, do you have peace in your heart?
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Welcome!
As originally published at http://anita4peace.wordpress.com/
Last week I was officially nominated for service in the Peace Corps. With a stack of application paperwork under my belt and the next stack in FedX limbo, the month of August taunts me through my peripheral vision.
A friend asked me a very good question: “If you get a fabulous job offer between now and August, will you say ‘no’ to the Peace Corps?” I didn’t have to think very long before responding, “I’ve had fabulous job offers before. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.” Though she did not ask the next question, I read her mind in the way that girlfriends do and responded, “And if I meet a wonderful man who sweeps me off my feet between now and August, no, I will not say ‘no’ to the Peace Corps. I’ve been swept off my feet before and I believe that I will be again. This is one of those unique moments in time when a dream like this can come true.”
It is my honor to invite you to join me as I blog my way through this leg of my adventure. Welcome to my Pre-Peace Corps blog!
Last week I was officially nominated for service in the Peace Corps. With a stack of application paperwork under my belt and the next stack in FedX limbo, the month of August taunts me through my peripheral vision.
A friend asked me a very good question: “If you get a fabulous job offer between now and August, will you say ‘no’ to the Peace Corps?” I didn’t have to think very long before responding, “I’ve had fabulous job offers before. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.” Though she did not ask the next question, I read her mind in the way that girlfriends do and responded, “And if I meet a wonderful man who sweeps me off my feet between now and August, no, I will not say ‘no’ to the Peace Corps. I’ve been swept off my feet before and I believe that I will be again. This is one of those unique moments in time when a dream like this can come true.”
It is my honor to invite you to join me as I blog my way through this leg of my adventure. Welcome to my Pre-Peace Corps blog!
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