Taking the Initiative in Our Initiative

It is a brilliantly sunny but crisp autumn day in Denver, the kind of day that I treasure most. The windows can be open, but there is a chill in the air, though not a cloud in the sky. The leaves are just beginning to turn. Is it possible that our time together at the Cornerstone Summer Institute was only two months ago? During those muggy days in Philadelphia, individuals who might not see each other again until the regional meetings exchanged so many important ideas. I remember wondering if people in Cleveland would continue to interact with those in Greenwood or if the Trenton contingent would keep in touch with their colleagues in Jackson. I wondered then if the urgency of the commitment discussed in quick conversations at the Ace Center would be sustained well into the year when the routines of daily life with children drew our attention.

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