what does one say...

when they feel as if nothing they can say is important? in the midst of witnessing a tragedy from afar, in the poorest country in the western hemisphere... i do not watch the news or listen to it on the radio... i don't even read the newspaper... and so with embarrassment i say that i did not know how bad this was... and i am saddened... 


with relief and gratitude (not selfishness) i say 'thank you'... i know where my kids are and that they are safe... my house is standing... i have water and food... i know where my friends and family are... i remember the panic in september 2001 when the reception had gone out in the city and we couldn't reach our loved ones... i cannot wrap my brain around this level of disaster... 


and i say 'how do i help?' ... 

'how wonderful it is that nobody need wait

a single moment before starting 

to improve the world.'

~ anne frank

the moment is always 'now'... 

please do not get swallowed up in the skepticism that can arise when thinking of donating... yes, there are scams... so stick with the names you know - doctors without borders, the red cross, hope for haiti, oxfam... 

every little bit counts... we can all make a difference together... 

there is another auction going on at nina bagley's blog 'ornamental'... that one ends at midnight tonight...