empowerment & inner transformation…
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"The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied... but written off as trash. The twentieth-century consumer economy... Continue Reading →
"Adopting the bold stance involved in restoration work can catalyze a different kind of transformation. By becoming active partners in regenerating the health of their localities--and, in a less dramatic way, of the Earth as a whole -- people start to reverse the soul-numbing patterns of exploiting and abusing the source of so many life-sustaining... Continue Reading →
“Maturity is that time when the mirrors in our mind turn to windows and instead of seeing the reflection of ourselves we see others.” - Unknown *** “Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.” - John MacNaughton
“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” - Sophia Loren *** “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” - Kenji Miyazawa *** “If we're growing, we're always going to... Continue Reading →
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything; It is the essence of order and lends to all that is good, just, and beautiful.” - Plato *** Happy Holidays to all who take some time... Continue Reading →
“Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.” - William Somerset Maugham * "We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter * "We need to awaken to a common consciousness of being all inhabitants of Earth. This consciousness... Continue Reading →
"Men are recognizing that they have been forced to conform to a very narrow and rather two-dimensional picture of maleness and manhood that they have never had the freedom to question." - Andrew Cohen
"In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall them would be to defend it heroically someday. The fact that empathy has traditionally been conditioned out of boys facilitates their obedience to leaders who order them to kill strangers."... Continue Reading →
"Without dialogue, we will have to walk in the darkness of self-righteousness." Iranian-born peace scholar Majid Tehranian “Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.” - Francis Meehan
“Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up for it with death. Unlike women, men menstruate by shedding other people's blood.” - Lucy Ellman
“People are trying to decide whether the man-made disaster is worse than Mother Nature's disaster.” - Larry Sabato
empowerment & inner transformation... 