Hello AllHappy Friday “I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” How many times do you think you have said that in your life? Depending on what age you are, it is probably … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday “Though I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.” Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our NationBy John Lewis Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday “Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can. No need for greed or hunger,a brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world.You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope some dayyou’ll join us and the world will be as one.” ― John Lennon, Imagine … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday “Let us discard all this quibbling about this man and the other man—this race and that race and the other race being inferior… Let us discard all these things, and unite as one people throughout this land, until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal.” ― Abraham Lincoln … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world. – John Muir One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. – William Shakespeare The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Want to do something completely fun, healing and safe? Go spend time with a tree. Better yet, go … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday “As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.”― George Washington “Fear of something is … Read more
Hello All Around 40 AD “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Jesus, Gospel of Matthew (22:39) + 1,579 years August 20, 1619 The first captured members of the native Kongo and Ndongo kingdoms were brought to shore as slaves in Jamestown, Virginia + 157 more years July 4th, 1776 We hold these truths to be … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday There is a King, who is aware of every mask you put on.Rumi The human face is, after all, nothing more nor less than a mask. Agatha Christie To clothe the fiery thoughtIn simple words succeeds.For still the craft of genius isTo mask a king in weeds.Ralph Waldo Emerson There comes a time, … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of the singing of birds has come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.” … Read more
Hello AllHappy Friday To be or not to bee . . . That is the question. To be hateful or to be loving. To be fearful or to be calm. To be helpful or to be difficult. To be a force for the light or the dark. To bee the sting or bee the honey. To … Read more