Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essayist Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat . . .We must find each other. - Mother Theresa, Saint All real living is meeting. - Martin Buber, Philosopher Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. - Christopher Columbus, Explorer If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen. - Loretta Girzartis, Author I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. - Albert Schweitzer, Missionary In American life, we think we are most free when we don't need anybody. Exactly what Alzheimer's represents is absolute dependency - That's what we all need to learn - how deeply we need one another. - Stanley Hauerwas, Professor of Theological Ethics A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from. - Lin Yutang, Writer They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything. - Bil Keane, Cartoonist Nothing is more revealing than movement. - Martha Graham, Dancer The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. - William James, Philosopher You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes. - A. A. Milne, Author (Winnie the Pooh) |
Los Angeles Screening of There Is a Bridge
10.14.08
Join us for a very special Los Angeles screening of the documentary There Is A Bridge Hosted by Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, with eye-opening portraits of people with Alzheimer’s disease, sparkling insights from preeminent thinkers, and poignant music by the Dixie Chicks, There is a Bridge will change your view of Alzheimer’s disease and quite possibly how you see yourself. Alzheimer’s disease is not the end. Sometimes it can be a beginning. Please join us for this exceptional event, which will be followed by a talk and Q&A with Michael Verde, president and founder of the Memory Bridge Foundation. www.memorybridge.org. Sunday, November 9, 2008 | 4pm – 6pm Screen Actors Guild Foundation Actors Center 5757 Wilshire Blvd, 90036 | Mezzanine level • Event is FREE • Seating is limited. RSVP: 323.937.4230 x50 • SAG Foundation is located one block east of CAFAM • Doors open at 3:45pm This screening is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Within Four Miles:” The World of Josh Dorman on view at CAFAM through January 11, 2009.