tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6969989585886012905..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: A Home Is…Where the Heart Is? Where You Hang Your Hat? Or What You’ve Lost.Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-35937195877938383322015-01-29T07:15:05.464-05:002015-01-29T07:15:05.464-05:00Thanks so much for this post, Sacchi. It's wel...Thanks so much for this post, Sacchi. It's well-informed and well-balanced as far as that difficult issue of being overwhelmed by a problem/recognizing that things can still be done. <br /><br />"We as individuals can support these efforts, even if it doesn’t seem like enough."<br /><br />I think this is the key, or at least it's the only solution I've ever found to things like this. Over the past couple years, I've tried to go ahead and take the pathetically small actions that feel too small because they are better than nothing. And then live with the discomfort of knowing about all I ignore. <br /><br />As you say, societal acceptance of a social contract that recognizes responsibility to all people, including the poor, would be an incredibly positive step as well. <br /><br />Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-11849363321386726792015-01-28T10:21:09.536-05:002015-01-28T10:21:09.536-05:00Lisabet, I wish we'd managed to meet then, too...Lisabet, I wish we'd managed to meet then, too. The first time I heard of you was when you issued a Call for Submissions for an erotic spirituality book, but I couldn't come up with a good idea for it. As I've mentioned before, I did perk up at your mailing address in a town right next door. Too bad i missed that chance at writing for you, so that you'd have known where I was. too--although I hadn't written enough t that point to be at all noticeable.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47955817738905733222015-01-27T22:09:22.024-05:002015-01-27T22:09:22.024-05:00If each of us acted with as much compassion as you...If each of us acted with as much compassion as you've shown, homelessness would be less of a problem.<br /><br />I still find it bizarre and a bit frustrating to know that I probably saw you in your store, way back when, and never got to know you.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-85735617668698779332015-01-26T20:29:40.443-05:002015-01-26T20:29:40.443-05:00Hi Sacchi!
I think being homeless is one of my wo...Hi Sacchi!<br /><br />I think being homeless is one of my worst fears in this world, for the reasons yu describe. I'm imagining what it would be like to be one of those people outside your store with no direction and no future. I don't think I could stand that.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65009992681665235492015-01-26T11:58:04.200-05:002015-01-26T11:58:04.200-05:00When will we learn that taking care of society'...When will we learn that taking care of society's perceived throwaways is more economically sensible than keeping them on the street. Nobody figures in the peripheral costs in lives and anguish that we have to repair later. I've heard of the Denver project and it sounds like a good, direct solution. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com