Yesterday my life was changed by a girl I have never met. Her name is Anita. She is a brave girl from India who is a world-changer. I wish I could be more like her - so today, I am sharing one of my gifts with you as a way to let you know about the 600,000 girls like Anita across the developing world who are waiting to join the legions of world leaders like Anita, like You... like Me.
Today, I wrote a poem. My dare to you (and to myself) is to live the poem, today.
Listen to me reading you the poem here or simply read on your own:
Dare
Dare to see the answer in this girl's eyes and in your eyes touch it in the wind that connects you Dare to feel the simplicity of the movement of your hand to your craft, your mind to her message your productivity meeting in the channel of "Yes, I accept your dare" coursing collectively here there now Dare to hear how related you are dive into the darkness of her eyes, accept the penetrating darts of your life force and her life force becoming our force for change Dare to proclaim "Our force is for a greater world dynamic than is here right now!" Dare to insist to share to live the reality - the answer is in her eyes in your eyes in her hands in your hands in her feet in your feet in her learning in your learning in your giving in her receiving in her giving and in your receiving Dare to turn again - together only to discover Your eyes are her eyes Your hands are her hands Her feet are your feet Her learning, your giving Her receiving, your turning right here right now is the answer is the response to the dare right here right now ==== Bloggers across the world are gathering to celebrate International Children's Day on November 20 while changing the world for 600 Million Adolescent Girls by raising awareness and funds for The Girl Effect thanks to the inspirational work from Tara Sophia Mohr. Watch the Video that inspired the poem below.
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(UPDATE: I won some awards from the Thursday Poets Rally for this poem. Very pleased and grateful today.Thank you, Jingle and all the others!)
how beautiful a message, put across with passion and power.. good reading you JJ :)
http://leonnyes.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/the-royal-wedding/
Posted by: Leo | November 20, 2010 at 06:43 AM
Lovely poem Julie.
Happy rally.
Pamela
Posted by: pamela | November 20, 2010 at 09:43 AM
I stand amazed and humbled.
Great job.
JP
http://tasithoughts.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/thankfulness/
Posted by: JP | November 20, 2010 at 10:43 AM
A wonderful cause encompassed in your words-- well done!
Posted by: mm | November 20, 2010 at 12:40 PM
wow! beautiful, lovely and very powerful! We should all dare to be greater and much more open!
Posted by: Monica Garcia | November 20, 2010 at 03:23 PM
Julie, I so appreciate your posting this and you fine poem. Thanks to you, I was inspired to write my own and devlelope a post around it on the Girl Effect. I credited you with the inspriation and linked to this poem and your site.
http://musingbymoonlight.com/2010/11/20/i-am-the-answer/
Thank you!
I also included a mention of you and it at Jingle Poetry in my weekly column, Sunday Rally Dispatch.
http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/11/sunday-rally-dispatch-11212010.html
In solidarity,
Jamie Dedes
http://musingbymoonlight.com/
Posted by: JamieDedes | November 21, 2010 at 07:42 AM
Your poetry is fabulous...
Always, your support is valued and your efforts are counted...We love you as a poet, we love your poetry as inspirations to all of us.
Hope to see you at our week 11 potluck.. it is open now.
Keep your talent coming.
xoxox
Posted by: Jingle | November 22, 2010 at 01:19 AM
Fantastic poem and great work...
Thanks for sharing this... :)
Posted by: Sumit Sarkar | November 22, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Glad to see you display the awards in your page.
beautiful.
Posted by: Jingle | November 24, 2010 at 04:06 PM
What a powerful poem. Really inspiring
Posted by: Kerry | November 25, 2010 at 12:22 PM