Rick made me cry. In a good way.

September 22, 2008 in Life is a Verb

In the days leading up to my visit on his blog today, Rick Hamrick wrote some beautiful, generous words that made me cry. In a good way. Rick, my deepest thanks.

Rick has a wonderful piece of art in LIAV. When he sent it in, he wrote that it didn’t turn out the way he wanted, and that he knew it wouldn’t be chosen, and that he wasn’t an artist. It’s on page 16 of Life is a Verb so I guess it was real art and was really chosen. Smile. I loved his description of himself for the artist acknowledgments: "A Sufi mystic trapped in the body of a corporate IT manager." And that’s exactly what Rick is. And much more.

Today, I stopped by Rick’s blog, Hamguin’s Hide-not, to muse on a few words with him — words like importance and smallness and infallibility and more.

Stop by, take a moment, and dig into this Sufi mystic’s words about not only my work, but what life is and the work of living…

I will meet Rick for the first time this weekend at the 37days/LIAV retreat in the beautiful hills of North Carolina. Looking forward to the journey, Rick!

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

1 comment to " Rick made me cry. In a good way. "


Olivia

September 24, 2008 AT 12:25AM

As a regular reader of Rick’s blog, I can testify that it makes me cry in a good way too. It moves me, makes me think. I highly recommend it to everyone :) Plus, I absolutely love this art. It is fresh, different, and profound, just like Rick’s writing. I wish you both a wonderful retreat, and know that it will be that! Blessings, Olivia