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Ways of seeing: Please stop and offer a helping hand

Posted on June 7, 2018 |
By Abi Sessions



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A few nights a month, we welcome guests into our home. Recently we hosted a young woman, Marissa, and her grandfather, who were visiting Marissa’s younger brother at Middlebury College.

It was clear from first meeting them that members of this family are well educated world travelers. Marissa is a Harvard graduate, currently living on her own in South America, working for an international company — smart and savvy, used to navigating unfamiliar places.

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Ways of Seeing: Wealthy are threatening democracy

Posted on February 1, 2018 |
By Abi Sessions



My father would have been 100 years old this month, so I’ve been thinking about him lately. And since I am obsessed and depressed these days with the sorry state of our nation, I’ve been reflecting particularly on his idealistic and positive vision of America.

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Ways of Seeing: Abi Sessions, 'Garden World' counteracts Trump

Posted on May 25, 2017 |
By Abi Sessions



It’s all Trump’s fault: my chronic stiff neck, the persistent headaches, the muscles in my shoulders as tight as steel cables. Those shoulders seized up on election night and haven’t let go yet.

The cracked tooth soon to be extracted — that’s his fault too. I’m sure the unconscious clenching of the jaw when I read the latest outrage or listen to his nasty voice has enough power to shatter the enamel of that previously healthy tooth.

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Ways of Seeing: Abi Sessions, Take nothing for granted

Posted on March 2, 2017 |
By Abi Sessions



A few months ago, when Rutland citizens were hoping to welcome 100 Syrian refugees into their community, I traveled to Rutland to hear a woman, Deborah, speak about the culture of Syria. She was speaking to people who were interested in learning more about how to be culturally appropriate in welcoming Syrian refugees to the Rutland area.

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Ways of Seeing: Moving ahead will require our guidance

Posted on January 5, 2017 |
By Abi Sessions



“A clarifying moment.” That’s how President Obama described the election of Donald Trump at his recent press conference. A clarifying moment.

I know he can’t articulate at a press conference how it feels to anticipate eight years — or 50 years or 100 years — of work undone. I know he can’t say “How the heck are we gonna survive this one?” He has to offer an optimistic interpretation. So I’m trying to look through those relatively optimistic glasses, to see what he sees.

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Ways of seeing: Labels sometimes mask the deeper story

Posted on June 2, 2016 |
By Abi Sessions



You might have seen in the news that citizens of Rutland are struggling with the prospect of resettling refugees from Syria into their community. I hope Rutlanders will find a way to work with the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP), and when Syrians arrive in central Vermont I hope I can personally reach out to help them resettle here.

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Opinion: Misuse of langage stops me cold

Posted on August 26, 2013 | Blog Category:
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Field Days is finished; the hectic last few weeks of August are here, and it’s time for our kids to get ready to return to school. By “our kids” I don’t mean our own sweet cherubs. I mean our collective kids, the children of Addison County. It takes a village to raise a child, right?

And it takes a village to create a literate environment to model for our children that language and learning matter.

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Ways of Seeing: To deepen your experience, slow down

Posted on July 25, 2013 |
By Abi Sessions



You’re probably familiar with Slow Food, the international movement whose aim is to promote local and culturally specific foods. Even if you’re not familiar with Slow Food as an organization, you may be part of the movement; if you’ve had the traditional fried dough and maple cotton candy at Field Days, I think you’re probably in.

I support the mission of Slow Food. I’m also a fan of a related idea: Slow Travel.

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Ways of Seeing by Abi Sessions: A family grows around the table

Posted on June 27, 2013 |
By Abi Sessions



Family Dinnertime

Something’s gotta give, right? A young family with kids can’t possibly do all the things that tug at them: jobs, school, kids’ school, kids’ sports, kids’ lessons, friends, housework, yardwork, cars breaking down, the roof leaking. …

Does a state of triage sound accurate? Some things get done, some go on hold, and some get thrown overboard. 

Too often, I fear, family dinner — preparing and eating the evening meal together — goes overboard.

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Ways of Seeing: Our clothing has us in a bind

Posted on May 30, 2013 |
By Abi Sessions



I am haunted by the photos of the April 24 garment factory building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where over 1,100 people died. Certainly there is no shortage of disturbing photos in the news from all over the world, but these have a particular tug for one simple reason — these people work for me. And I expect they work for you, too.

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