» Wisdom http://gracethreads.com Red Thread and Grace Groups Together In Oneness Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:12:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 4th of July Story from ½ Way Around the World http://gracethreads.com/2012/07/03/4th-of-july-story-from-%c2%bd-way-around-the-world/ http://gracethreads.com/2012/07/03/4th-of-july-story-from-%c2%bd-way-around-the-world/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:15:24 +0000 Jerry http://gracethreads.com/?p=197 Last 4th of July I was in Da Nang City in Viet Nam.  I had just arrived a few weeks before with my dear partner Diane for our 4 month humanitarian adventure.  We had come to Da Nang to learn how the Vietnamese and their NGOs (international and non-governmental humanitarian organizations) partners were working with people with disabilities in Da Nang, Viet Nam. We were sitting in the only truly American cafe/hang out I ever saw in Viet Nam.  I knew the place was filled with Americans so I stood up, reminded everybody that it was the 4th and started singing “God Bless America”.  Just about everybody in the place stood up and started singing with me.  As I looked around the room I saw that the singing had brought tears to the eyes of many of the singers, my own included.  After we had finished singing I noticed the feeling of festivity and excitement in the room.  It was magical. I’ve had this experience before when I am far from America.  I find myself appreciating being an American like I rarely do when I am here at home like I am this year.  Partly it is because when I Read the rest of post…

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