There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people. - Howard Zinn War itself is the enemy of the human race. - Howard Zinn Howardzinn.org
war… (dedicated to howard zinn)
what is tolerance?
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each others folly - that is the first law of nature. - Voltaire
happy valentines day…
Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand, and Stars, 1939
health is not simply the absence of illness…
Health is not simply the absence of illness. Real health is the will to overcome every form of adversity and use even the worst of circumstances as a springboard for new growth and development. Simply put, the essence of health is the constant renewal and rejuvenation of life. - Daisaku Ikeda
radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth…
"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently." - Friedrich Nietzsche
dedicated to feminist.com
"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." — Helen Keller "I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do,... Continue Reading →
i can do more. i can grow…
When we limit ourselves with low expectations, the growth of the tree of happiness ceases. The power of growth, of improvement, the power to overcome all stagnation and break through every obstacle and transform a barren wasteland into a verdant field--that unstoppable power of hope resides right within your own heart. It wells up from... Continue Reading →
respect the dignity…
I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of... Continue Reading →
individualistic concerns…
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. - Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
thing-oriented society
We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered. - Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
the children…
Kids by Jocko "If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children." - Mohandas Gandhi "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 