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Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. Adlai Stevenson II, Fifth...
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Mar 306 min
What's a Symbol of Your Religion?
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, first black woman in congress A...
Dec 9, 20236 min
Who Starts It? How? Why?
Let us temper our criticism with kindness. None of us comes fully equipped. Carl Sagan Two of our granddaughters recently spent the...
Nov 21, 20234 min
Is It Alive? And Other Soul Stuff
In the world we everywhere find clear signs of an order in accordance with a determinate purpose, carried out with great wisdom —Immanuel...
Oct 10, 20233 min
Don't Despair - We Can Resist Evil, Peace is Possible
The line of good and evil is down the middle of every person's heart. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, imprisoned Russian writer John and I plan...
May 10, 20238 min
Peace, Inner Work, and We're All In This Together
While working on nuclear weapons I became acquainted on intimate terms with my own self-righteousness - the captivating, invigorating...
Dec 15, 20223 min
Want World Peace? A Better Relationship Harvest? Try More Farming
"It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn." B. C. Forbes, Scottish-American...
Aug 19, 20222 min
Tending and Attending to Our Inner Wolves
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. The Buddha The story about the two wolves has been told many different ways. I am...
Jun 14, 20226 min
If You Really Knew Me, You'd Know...
"It's very hard to hate someone if you look them in the eye and recognize them as a human being." Maya Angelou, poet and author Maybe it...
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