But when his parents affirmed unique values in their brain-injured son s life, they reminded us all to really hear and refuse to shatter voices among us in the coming century. At Christmas we cling to icons of hope or peace for our broken worlds. But in January we garner symbols to birth a segue into magic places. It makes perfect sense to stop and create new paths. Think of a poet's pause to pluck reflective figures from pools of water, or skaters impressions from graceful figurines.
Artists take shapes from tree trunks, stones or the back side of a leaf.
Musicians pluck icons from combination chords and authors from expressions on a face or lilt in words. For each of us new visions emerge from icons past that fashioned future dreams. Interestingly, I unlocked insights into harmful silences surrounding us more than keys to shatter these. So in January it seems appropriate to share some silences found and you might enjoy a quote Mother Teresa hung on the wall of a Calcutta children's home. I opened a dialogue with this leader's group to hear their thoughts.