Originally published on March 2, 2010.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
— Oscar Wilde
Is it just that we become more aware as we get older or are things really getting worse? I ask this because this has been a horrible month for news. Just consider the following:
Last week, a trainer at Sea World was killed by one of the killer whales that she trained. Friends and family all stated that she would not want the whale destroyed. It was like one of her children. Well, occasionally kids do kill their parents but usually that’s a sign of something being terribly, terribly wrong. Ya think??!! This trainer was the Continue reading » Six Ways to Increase Your Hope
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
— Buddha
Peace. It is something that we all seek. And yet, it means different things to each of us, depending on where we are in life.
When we were kids, peace was booorrring. It meant that there was nothing to do. Why would anyone want peace? Give me excitement!
As we got older, peace came to signify the plaintive query spoken by Rodney King, “Can’t we all get along?” And it was a movement aimed at ending war – for all time – back when we thought that if we just marched enough, protested enough, etc., we could force “the man” to quit fighting wars. Perhaps, we were just a bit naïve.
Now, at “our age”, peace represents our ability to Continue reading » Peace
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
— Oscar Wilde
Is it just that we become more aware as we get older or are things really getting worse? I ask this because this has been a horrible month for news. Just consider the following:
Last week, a trainer at Sea World was killed by one of the killer whales that she trained. Friends and family all stated that she would not want the whale destroyed. It was like one of her children. Well, occasionally kids do kill their parents but usually that’s a sign of something being terribly, terribly wrong. Ya think??!! This trainer was the Continue reading » Six Ways to Increase Your Hope
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