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Ataque Mi corazon

 Ataque Mi Corazon                                  12 de mayo de 2017   Hola amigo, ¿Cómo estás? Esto es para hacerte saber que en abril he tenido un ataque al corazón y me han puesto 3 “stents” en mis arterias en abril. Por esta razón he tenido que cancelar mis planes para ir a Colombia este año y también un curso sobre “construcción de la paz” que planeaba tomar.                                                                                               Esta ha sido una verdadera sacudida para mi ya que mi identidad ha estado tan relacionada con la paz. Pero, gracias a Dios!,  no hubo ningún otro deterioro notable.   E spero poder empezar a dar charlas sobre la paz aquí en los Estados Unidos  en el otoño y el próximo año regresar a Colombia.                                                                                                                                                                                                      Podría añadir que a finales de marzo y

My Heart Attack

Hello,                      My Heart Attack                 May 12, 2017 How are you? This is to let you know that I have had a heart attack and had 3 stents put in my arteries in April.  I have had to cancel for a year my plans to go to Colombia and to take a course on peacemaking. This has been a real jolt to me as my identity has been so wrapped up in peacemaking. Though thank goodness there was no other notable impairment.  I hope to be able to begin to do more direct peacemaking giving talks here in the USA this fall and next year return to Colombia.  I could add that at the end of March and early April before I became aware of my heart condition I gave a total of seven talks in St Louis, Iowa, and here in Evanston. They were on “Making peace with ISIS Nonviolently” and “Update on the Colombian Peace Accords.” One of the most significant talks was to a class of high school juniors who had read about ISIS the day before. To start with they shared some of their thoughts o