Because
Don’t worry about what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive. Howard Thurman
Creativity can be a double-edged sword
If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you. Jesus of Nazareth, according to the Gnostic Gospels
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Reaction
“I’ll call for pen and ink and write my mind.” Wm. Shakespeare Go for it, Bill. Some days you simply cannot stand one more sound bite.
The new ‘nearmal’
All right. The experts are finally admitting we may never go back to ‘normal.’ This seems to be particularly applicable to those of us who are segregated into the High Risk Category, by underlying health issues or age or poor lifestyle choices (smoking, for example). I’ve read quite a few articles on this subject, and
Heinlein’s Directive
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, pitch manure, solve equations, analyze a new problem, program a computer, cook
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A quote
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Spirituality
“We can no more do without spirituality than we can do without food, shelter, or clothing.” Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science and author of “The Science of Mind”
Who was that masked person?
Let’s set aside the awful news for a moment and consider some unusual reasons for wearing your mask today. No one can see all of your wrinkles. This is definitely a plus. If you’ve had a pastrami sandwich and potato salad with onions, who cares? Color-coordinating your mask colors or pattern with your clothes, tie
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Attitude
“The greatest discovery of my generation … is that human beings may alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” – William James
Something we’re all finding at the present
Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, forbearance, and benevolence were, all, my business. Charles Dickens
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