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FMM 7 10 15 Life at the Crossroads
“The future belongs to those who plan for it today.” Malcolm X. Today at 10 am, the Confederate flag will be coming down in South Carolina. Despite the claims to heritage and history, its most recent significance began in 1961 when it was hung as a repudiation of the Civil Rights Movement that was upsetting […]
FMM 5 29 15 How Good and How Pleasant
“The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do it Anyway.” ~ Mother Teresa We are raised to be polite, to say please and thank you, to mind our manners. And most of us expect the same of others. But what if the gift you present is not material? I heard a story last […]
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,100 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 18 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the […]
FMM 9 26 14 The Alternative
“Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.” ~Maurice Chevalier. There is a term used to describe people who are not mainstream, we say they choose to live an alternative lifestyle. I have always loved that thought, never wanting to be ordinary, to be just like everyone else. Perhaps it comes from growing […]
FMM 6 13 14 Wake Up!
“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness” ~James Thurber How often have you said “I didn’t realize…” We usually have to say it in apology, when we neglected to pay attention to the world around us, or the pain someone else is going through. When we meet […]
Friday Morning Message: “Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.” – Nelson Mandela
We are a society that is seduced by packaging. At Christmas time we can buy beautifully prepackaged sets of products. Unfortunately when we open them up, we find tiny bottles and a whole lot of garbage. The same is true of our leaders. So often we hear fiery rhetoric, phrases designed to inflame our emotions,…
Friday Morning Message: “Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.” – Nelson Mandela
Friday Morning Message: “Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.” – Nelson Mandela.
Creating Peace
Creating Peace.
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