Miles gets it at age 3 « Heartdancing

Miles gets it at age 3

Here’s a preschooler from Iowa in the bread basket, who gets it and lives it. I feel as though this family read the poem and came up with the right responce.

Meals-From-Miles

What would the world be like if we could all find the wisdom of a child’s heart with in us? Act on it. Respond with the heart.

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August 22, 2011
Categories: Global, International, leadership, organizations . Tags: Africa, America, children, climate change, conflict, crisis, donation, drought, Famine, fundraising, Hunger, IRC, poverty, Somalia, starvation, Youth Violence . Author: heartdance

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Comment by Joanne Wilson Tubbs on August 25, 2011 6:55 pm

Beautiful and touching poetry – - – I have to look at it in stages, as it promotes such a strong emotional response! Thanks for mentioning Miles – he is our kind soul, and we are blessed to have him.

Joanne (Miles’ mom

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