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I know;these are not the words of Vonnegut,but stem from a column by Mary Schmich –here is the backstory. Regardless,these apply today even more than ever. So,briefly,here is an excerpt,taken from here: Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with [...] Something to think about,for whenever we are so righteous:Terry Dobson’s train story: “Aikido,”my teacher had said again and again,“is the art of reconciliation. Whoever has the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you try to dominate people,you are already defeated. We study how to [...] It is not avoiding the fight. It is not giving up. It is searching for truth,acknowledging that we might be wrong,that the other might know something that we do not. We never have all the truth. In the introduction to the philosophy of non-violence,David McReynolds writes:the late A.J. Muste was his [...] From A Letter to Dennis Hooker: If your physical attitude is one of aggression and violence,your spirit will be aggressive and violent;but,if your physical attitude is one of harmony,your spirit will be affected in that way. This is what is meant by saying that the physical affects the spiritual…Discover and appreciate [...] Well,in some aspects,good old WS is ahead of the pack:The Safe on Seven program in Forsyth County centralizes services for victims on the seventh floor of the county courthouse…The initial step in Guilford County was,of course,getting the different agencies to one central location to meet and talk among themselves,[...] From The Seven Against Thebes,quoted in wikipedia, ou gar dokein aristos,all’enai thelei which roughly means he wishes not to seem,but to be,noble. The NC motto comes from Cicero:Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2177′).each( function(e){e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) }); Joi Ito goes into mindful writing,and clearly this points to all kinds of events taking place these days. Adam comments on the four ways to be made pure. Check this:Access to Insight We are all engaging in some sort of speech,and choose which it is that we are going to use:Divisive,[...] The sound of cars passing,slowly,under my window,has been quite soothing for some time now. The drivers are considerate enough to drive by at very low speeds,their motors rumbling in first gear,the lull of the rhythmic beating of these trucks almost lulling me to sleep. Perhaps they come to look at [...] Because it is appropriate,here is Caraluna,from Bacilos: Quién dice que no duelen las huellas en la arena tu huella el mar se la llevo pero la luna sigue ahí pero esa luna es mi condena Despacio en la mañana agitaos por la noche las voces vivas del recuerdo se disfrazan de intuición y [...] On these violent days,where news are flooded with the VT massacre and the countless dead in Iraq and Darfur,it is necessary for us to recount our human nature,and understand and remember what is what distinguish us from mere animals. We,humans,have the word – we speak,we communicate,and in doing [...] |  | ||||||
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