Winston Churchill Quote – Courage
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill
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Nelson Mandela Quote – Work With Your Enemy
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” ― Nelson Mandela
Read morePoem – VIVALDI IN LOVE (By John Biscello)
Vivaldi in Love (By John Biscello) Spring. tender bud raising gravity in the center of a palm. Summer. drawn and quartered shafts of light mouthing the sea. Fall. fetal leaves curling in on themselves— inversion banking on faith. Winter. hospitable conjoinment of bare limbs relishing arson and lace. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, author, poet and […]
Read moreWorld’s Oldest Bread
Researchers have found evidence that hunter-gatherers started making bread 4,000 years prior to starting agriculture. Evidence of bread making was found in the north-eastern part of Jordan. The flatbread charred remains were found to have been made some 14,400 years ago. Scientists are trying to find the exact date as to when bread was first made by humans. They may […]
Read moreCartoon – Abandonment Issues
Poem – Blue Collar Blues (By Frank De Canio)
Blue Collar Blues (musings of an Army Veteran) Before you start pointing fingers at me you first should start to walk in cut-rate shoes. When they’re too tight for comfort you would see they cause a lot of pain. I doubt you’d choose to navigate in clogs that blister feet. Perhaps you had a better pair to wear or […]
Read moreRichard Rohr Quote – Initiate Young Men
“It seems that it is only the recent West that has deemed it unnecessary to “initiate” young men. Otherwise, culture after culture felt that if the young man were not introduced to “the mysteries,” he would not know what to do with his pain and would almost always abuse his power. It looks like they were right.” – Richard Rohr
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DO YOU USE SOCIAL MEDIA?
The Pew Research Center asked adult Internet users in 32 developing and emerging countries if they use social networks. Here’s a sampling of who said yes: Philippines 93% Venezuela 88% Indonesia 86% Egypt 78% China 58%
Read moreBarbara Kingsolver Quote – Boundaries and Bondage
“The most assiduous task of parenting is to divine the difference between boundaries and bondage.” – Barbara Kingsolver
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