A Brave and Startling Truth

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September 16, 2022 a project of ServiceSpace Nothing will work unless you do. - Maya Angelou - A Brave and Startling Truth Science and poetry come together in this moving reading by Astrophysicist Janna Levin of the poem "A Brave and Startling Truth" written by Maya Angelou. The poem, inspired by astronomer Carl Sagan, actually flew into space on the Orion spacecraft. Angelou dedicated the poem to "the hope for peace, which lies, sometimes hidden, within each heart." As she points out the contradictions of our making weapons while silently praying for peace, the poet urges us to see the startling truth that "...we are the possible, we are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world." { read more } Be The Change Begin a Peacemakers journal to document every time you forego a harsh word, thought or action, or witness someone else doing so. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Keys to Aging Well The Gentle Art of Blessing Thich Nhat Hanh: Ten Love Letters to the Earth Amanda Gorman: The Miracle of Morning On the Road with Thomas Merton Consciousness as the Ground of Being Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention Barry Lopez: Lyrical Writer and Thoreau of Our Times DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 161,869 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More