Over the course of his life, Andrew Carnegie endowed 2,811 libraries and many charitable foundations as well as the internationally famous Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He also bought 7,689 organs for churches. The purpose of the latter gift was, in Carnegie's words, "To lessen the pain of the sermons."

"Honesty can be cultivated by transforming your inner language. For example, you might think: "I am no good" or "They are not good." Is this true? For some strange reason, people want to wallow in the idea of being either the best or the worst. What is true in this moment? How close can we get to the reality of our experiences?"

-Martine Batchelor, "Meditation For Life"

Last night David and I went to a fundraiser stew supper at St. Thomas Wesley United Church. Last weekend we attended a wonderful concert there by Regina's Prairie Pride Chorus (a gay and lesbian choir).