Our Giving Tree Welcome to this blog, a collaborative effort of many different and diverse good people who share a similar vision and very well synched values. Since the written word doesn’t always express tone and inflection, I suggest you read it out loud and see how it resonates. The link is correct-the name is Our Giving Tree but the domain is Community Giving Tree-sorry for any confusion-trying to fix it, but wanted to launch today as promised. The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, is my favorite book of all times. Not only does it speak to me, it yells at me and shakes me when I need to be shaken. It is supposedly a children’s book, and it can be, but not unlike Robert Munsch’s “ Love Me Forever”, another favorite, it is clearly a very adult book, with all the nuances and messages that entails. I have gifted it often and taught it at many levels in 2 countries, and I always get someth...