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Saturday, December 2, 2023

To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people's places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in their places. - Harry Emerson Fosdick (Founding Pastor of New York's Riverside Church) That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 1, 2023

Distance cannot matter - ours is a friendship of the heart. - Mary Anne Radmacher Love is not a mere sentiment. Love is the ultimate truth at the heart of creation. - Rabindranath Tagore Love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn, a slavery. - Khalil Gibran A true friend... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength. - Hasidic Proverb To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive. - Robert Louis Stevenson... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 27, 2023

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. - Martin Luther King, Jr. I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war. - Albert Einstein Never... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others. - Robert H. Schuller Share our similarities and celebrate our differences. - M. Scott Peck It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. - Audre Lorde... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. - Matthew 7:1-2 If we were faultless, we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate. - Francois Fenelon You are... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 24, 2023

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer. - Aeschylus Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant? - Henry David Thoreau Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 23, 2023

In a world where so many are hungry, may we eat this food with humble hearts; in a world where so many are lonely, may we share this friendship with joyful hearts.For food that stays our hunger, for rest that brings us ease, for homes where memories linger, We give our thanks for these. The food... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. -Proverbs 29:11 A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers, and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality. - John F. Kennedy. The purpose of education is to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 20, 2023

We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging, to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want. - Joe Vitale Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. - Erica Jong A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to... Sign in to see full entry.

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