August 2012
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This Life
“…determined to do
the only thing you could do —
determined to save
the only life you could save. ” -Mary Oliver, “The Journey”.
Somebody asked me recently, “What about your life?”and it struck me that I don’t think about it that much. I weigh the lives of those around me, family and all those with whom I have connection, continually. This life is mine, it has value, and I should pursue it...
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Foundations
Kings, queens, emperors, dictators, and large corporations want nothing more than an uneducated population. The illiterate and uneducated are so easy to keep under control. The foundation of a republic like our own is education and the liberal arts. They are called the “liberal arts” because they set people free from a lifetime of oppression and control from above. An educated...
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Truth 3
Fear is an atomic weapon against happiness. It vaporizes contentedness and destroys good relationships. Fear is self generated, which makes its destruction all the more needless. Why should destroy what I’ve worked hard to create because I’ve talked myself into feeling fear?
Of the three horsemen of self-destruction (fear, shame, and anger), fear is the most insidious. It is the...
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