Spring semester has begun

The night of January 24^th was one of meaningful progressions, achievements and acceptances. It was the official introduction and acceptance of Jason Gorenstein and Max Finkel, the new interns for the Spring 2010 semester. Andrew Miller, the veteran of the intern bunch, was acknowledged for his successful completion of the duties and assignments he undertook in the Fall of 2009. In addition, he was re-accepted as part of the internship program for the 2010 semester and will assume greater responsibilities with his experience.

The night began with a dinner prepared by the three interns with a sandwich night theme. The meal prepared was much greater than a simple gathering to enjoy local, organic, vegetarian cuisine. The interns have expressed great interest in expanding the prepared food options for the Ecoterra health market and made potential new sandwiches for the community to try. Two types of sandwiches were made, 1) Hummus sandwich 2) Lentil, vegetable quesadilla. The meal blended well with the staple of kimchee in the Myra house community. It was great to have members of Jason’s family join us for the gathering.

The dinner naturally drifted to the chapel as Sung guided us through a service of acceptance and recognition through the context and teachings of four various schools of thought, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism. Sung relayed to those present the mission and purpose for the Myra House. To briefly summarize, he pointed out the 3 hubs in which all other spokes stem from. These core ideals are essentially what keeps the Myra house wheel spinning and organically progressing in a continuous process since the initiation of the non profit organization in 2001.

Small is beautiful

The relative small size of the community promotes quality relationships. Even though it is a small community, it is modeled and is a microcosm of the entire universe with all of the interaction between different beliefs, religions, ecosystems and live beings.

Another world and life are possible

Myra House is a community of hope and promotes the idea of broadening out your perspective in all facets. We are transcending norms and feel that community style living is one way to learn maxims and teachings necessary for a harmonious existence amongst people and the environment.

Love is a verb

Life is a continuous series of presents that constantly wash us anew. In this respect, we need to constantly remind ourselves that there is always room for improvement as all can progress in their respective journey at any moment. More specifically concerning the love emotion which seems able to have a positive effect on any and all situations.

The dinner and service wrapped up a very fulfilling week at the Myra House and Ecoterra health market and set the stage for a great semester to come.