“A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.” ~ Bertrand Russell We have a habit of criticizing others … We have a habit of analyzing their choices and attempting to correct their mistakes … We have a habit of witnessing a certain behavior and then formulating […]
“Though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. After all, was not Jesus an extremist for Love, telling us to Love our enemies, bless those who curse us, and do good to them that hate us? So I guess the real question […]
“[There is a] strangely irrational notion that there is something in the very flow of time that will inevitably cure all ills. Actually, time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively … Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to […]
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. enough said … yet still far from enough done. “We shall overcome … and with this faith, we will go out and adjourn the councils of despair, and bring new […]
“If you close your arms tightly around another, then your LOVE will slip right by them. Even though you are holding the other tightly, they are receiving none of how much you truly Care. And yet whenever we catch ourselves doing so, we can awaken to realize that we are not really holding the other […]
Life keeps on sending us challenges … No matter how “well-adjusted” or “wise” or “functional” we become, we will all continue to experience situations that will be painful or frustrating, and we will do so for the rest of our lives. It’s the “nature of the beast” — it is the nature of living a […]
“The Bible tells us to Love our neighbors, and also to Love our enemies; probably because they are often the same people.” ~ G. K. Chesterton The only way to truly win the Game of Life is first, to humbly remember that we are ALL on the same team — and second, … to courageously […]
A Tribute to Pooh — Part 03 … The Meaning of Life; & the Meaning in Living Winnie the Pooh’s “father” — A. A. Milne — was born 133 years ago today, and I honor both him & his creations with this third tribute: a reminder that the Meaning of Life is already waiting to […]
In honor of A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie the Pooh), who was born 133 years ago today, I offer yet another tribute — this time an ode to the power of dreaming BIG — and the POWER of making those dreams come True … I saw the attached image earlier today and wondered […]
Every now & then, a Great Light shines forth upon humanity … Once or twice in every generation (if that generation is a fortunate one), a Man of Honor or a Woman of Integrity stands up to the darkness and loudly proclaims: “NO! We will NOT sink meekly into the shadows of immorality & barbarism […]
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