Henri Bergson Quote – Laughter Is The Corrective Force
“Laughter is the corrective force which prevents us from becoming cranks.” – Henri Bergson
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Laurens van der Post Quote – Bach
“I remembered a story of how Bach was approached by a young admirer one day and asked, ‘But, Papa Bach, how do you manage to think of all these new tunes?’ ‘My dear fellow,’ Bach is said to have answered,… ‘I have no need to think of them. I have the greatest difficulty not to step on them when I […]
Read moreHerman Hesse Quote – If You Hate A Person
“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.” – Herman Hesse
Read morePoem – Carousel of Marriage (By Donal Mahoney)
Carousel of Marriage Harry and Grace had a carousel of marriage while it lasted. There were arguments galore and children by the score or so the neighbors thought as they counted kids running across their lawns causing divots to fly and dogs to bark, a canine tabernacle choir. Fireworks on the Fourth were peaceful in comparison. The kids would light their crackers in the yard while Harry and […]
Read moreChernobyl Still Taking Its Toll
A quarter-century has passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant unleashed a radioactive cloud across the northern hemisphere. A new study estimates that 27,000 people have died worldwide as a result of the worst nuclear accident in history, in large part from cancers stemming from the release.
Read moreHomo Naledi – Distant Relative?
A team from the University of Witwatersrand found some bones that had characteristics of early human ancestors. They discovered these bones in the Rising Star caves in South Africa back in 2013. The bones showed that these early humans – Homo Naledi by name – had the brain size of a gorilla, the body the size of an ape, and […]
Read moreAssault on a toddler
Atlanta Assault on a toddler: An Idaho man was charged this week with federal assault for allegedly slapping a crying 2-year-old and calling him a racial slur on a flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta. Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, an executive with AGC Aerospace & Defense, was seated on the flight next to Jessica Bennett, 33, of Minnesota, and her adopted […]
Read morePoem – Separate, but… (By Gary Beck)
Separate, but… The boss told me I did a good job and the extra hours I put in last week secured a big account. He couldn’t give me a raise because the economy was poor: ‘As soon as earnings pick up’… But it didn’t stop him from a luxury vacation in France and Italy. Now is it just […]
Read moreOur Thoughts Become Actions
Our thoughts become our actions, and our actions become habits. Our habits then become the kind of person we are, and the kind of person you are decides the kind of life you choose to live.”
Read more“Human,” by Natalie Grant
“Human,” by Natalie Grant: “Every life has a choice to rise up to fill the void. Every heart has a mission and we are called to be human.We’ve gotta do better than this ’cause we’ve only got once chance to make a difference. We’ve gotta do better than this ’cause we’ve only got one life that we’ve been given.”
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