what she said.
Check out Catherine’s lovely post today over at Everyday Life As Lyric Poetry. She talks about perspective, and these quotes in particular reached me;
“I have never met a fairy-tale-style bad guy who really wanted to do the wrong thing, for no reason. What I have met are hundreds of hurting people trying to make sense of things; and when I find out why and how they were raised, what they’re up against today - all the rest makes sense to me. Where once I saw lack of ethics, now I see strongly held values. Where once I saw ignorance, now I see deeply engraved experiences. Where once I saw hardheartedness, now I see a feeling, living soul.”
After you soak in Catherine’s wisdom, take a quick peak over at Jen Lemen’s again and see a small sampling of the love notes she made to leave around her city. She is a woman who takes action instead of just talking - any wonder she’s one of my heros?