back to the purpose

i had lunch with kevin today and i was telling him about free lunch. he stated the purpose back to me in such a way that i had to write it down. the purpose of free lunch is not to feed people who don't have food or community, it is to eat with people who don't have food or community.

sometimes when ideas are shared, people respond by pointing out all the hurdles, and complications and reasons why it won't work...as if anyone who is trying something new needs more to overcome...good intentions often times just need help steering and seeing. i have been so thankful for everyone who has cared to share their opinion because you have added new insight, new understanding, new wisdom, new language to free lunch.

it is easy to become self absorbed and choose to look at what i don't have, but when the people around me have helped build free lunch by whatever they have to add, it makes it easy to see what i do have, and what i have to give. and those are some sweet shades to be wearing when the sun is rising over a new horizon.