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A YOUNG (TEENAGE) IDEALIST: SEAN
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter."
- Martin Luther King
Submitter's Note:
I came across these great words by a young New Zealand student by the name of Sean O'Connor and they fitted perfectly into the ... Views: 2194
I was talking to a friend of mine last week and she said, “If worrying worked, I’d weigh 115 pounds and be a millionaire by now.” I laughed out loud – appreciating her humor and insight.
Worrying, which is something I’ve spent and wasted a lot of time and energy on throughout my life, never ... Views: 1136
A family design meeting is a great way to discover what will be a unified conclusion to make the environment work orderly and peaceably for everyone. Discussions during a design meeting can include the storage needs, personal needs, social needs, or any emotional responses to certain colors, ... Views: 1312
NOVEMBER 11
May I Never Forget/Gratitude
Thankfully, November 11 is an annual day that is celebrated. I wonder if I would so clearly remember to be grateful without the reminder.
I am truly grateful that I did not have to live through or fight in any global wars over my lifetime, and I pray ... Views: 1083
“It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.” – Paulo Coelho
Camping this summer, my husband, John, and I were reminded how freeing it is to live simply. We had only the bare necessities with us…food, water, our camping gear and clothes. Living in a simple environment, we ... Views: 2351
All people are plugged into the binary computer technology by virtue of the presence of that system on the planet. How does this affect the world? Well in order to understand the consciousness necessary for the invention of quantum computing and the information highway the observer must ... Views: 2039
Article Title: Sharing Some Thoughts on Love and Peace
Submitted by: Craig Lock
Key Words: Inspiration, Love, Peace, Empowerment, Spirituality, Spiritual Growth
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig
Craig's new blog (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new ... Views: 3044
Are you just forgetful, don’t know how, or are you choosing not to be happy?
I just got home from a conference in Bermuda where I got to spend some time with Fred Johnson www.fredjohnsonvoice.com.
Fred and I were walking together he looked at me and said “Are you happy today, Justin.”
I ... Views: 2904
Article Title: Sharing some Thoughts (and Quotations) on the Power of Love to Make a Difference (through Helping Make a Shift in Global Consciousness)
Shared by: Craig Lock
Web site: http://www.savedarfur.org
Key Words: Inspiration, Love, Spirituality, Darfur, Sudan
Other Articles are ... Views: 892
… and do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live …
—Ephesians 4:30 (nlt)
The topic of health and the environment of our bodies gets big press today and rightfully so because our bodies are the temples of... the ... Views: 1294
Article Title: Sharing some more Thoughts/Writings on Peace (Part Two)
Shared by: Craig Lock
Key Words: Peace, World Peace, Leadership, Peacemaking, Inspiration, Empowerment, Spiritual, Spiritual Thoughts
(enough there now, "stirrer")
Web Site: Craig's new blog (with extracts from his ... Views: 1011
If the truth shall set you free, then the lies can imprison you in guilt, burden and regret. They come as small as the occasional white lies friends tell each other to as big as the whopper of a lie governments tell their citizens. No matter the size, lies are intended to purposely deceive one ... Views: 1577
Article Title: Sharing Some Thoughts (Assorted) On Sprituality and Possibilities For Peace
Shared by craig lock
Key Words: Mind, Spirit, Mindpower, Peace, World Peace, Spirituality, Spiritual Growth, Positive Thinking, Consciousness
Web Sites: Craig's new blog (with extracts from his various ... Views: 835
The Road to Global Peace
Shared by: Craig Lock
Category/Key words: Peace, Peacemaking, Leadership, Inspiration, Empowerment, Upliftment.
Web Sites: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig and http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/craig_lock.html
Other Articles are available ... Views: 1854
When you are serious about keeping your word, simplifying your life, or taking control of your schedule, you have to become selective about what you agree to doing. The word “no” isn’t the bad word you may have been taught it was as a kid. Instead, it’s your ticket to freedom. Understanding ... Views: 2668
Thank you Maya Angelou, for creating such a beautiful, soulful, and loving tribute to Michael Jackson. His memorial service today (which I admittedly feared might become a spectacle) was a moving tribute to the Man in the Mirror that I choose to remember.
This is Maya Angelou's poem: (and I ... Views: 735
I recently visited the lively, beautiful city of Berlin. It was my first visit, and I brought with the visit what the word "Berlin" has meant to me. In my mind Berlin is a city that has lived at the center of extremes.
In the 1930's it was a pleasure capitol of hedonistic fulfillment. In the ... Views: 832
UPDATE: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she hopes North Korea grants amnesty to two jailed US reporters
The last time I spoke to my friend Michael Jackson was about a month ago, 3 weeks before his shocking death. He had called me late one night to ask about another of my ... Views: 1429
It is the media that chooses to promote the term Racism to obscure political, social and spiritual process. Mass media disseminates and processes information on a continual basis, programmed in relation to the political, social and economic policies impressed upon them through government ... Views: 1585
As we all make our individual efforts to be more “green” it is right to mention that factory farming of animals causes the greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet. It also contributes to land degradation, water degradation, pollution, and soul degradation.
How is it any ... Views: 1064
Article Title: A Book "Review: The 'New Middle East' by Shimon Peres (Part One)
Submitted by: Craig Lock
Key Words: Shimon Peres, Middle East, Israel, books, politics, world, peace, possibilities for peace
Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 and ... Views: 1075
If you are feeling like America isn’t what it used to be, you may need a change of scenery. I’m in a small Kansas town of around 3,000 people. It’s a far cry from the other places I’ve lived in my life. Having grown up in Wichita, the largest city in Kansas, and then spending years in San ... Views: 889
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” -- Marcel Proust
Are there people you’ve known who have made a great impact on your life? A teacher who inspired you, a coach who encouraged you, a friend who was always there when ... Views: 2809
Hi there everyone!!
What would it be like to live in global peace? I think it would encompass having complete trust in everyone else. That would cause us to all be working as one global entity. If that were the case, what would it mean for the world? It would mean countries and organizations ... Views: 1765
In my last article I spoke of how important it is to have powerful and positive thoughts. Those thoughts would lead to enlightened emotions and subsequently stronger actions as a result. I gave it a name so you all could remember, TEA. I want to speak to you today as a real person with human ... Views: 1116
Can you fight AGAINST injustice?
What does it mean to protest?
The situation in Iran brings up many questions about the power of peoples voices and how they use their voice. The story of Neda Agha-Soltan ignites passionate emotion, because she really wasn't "fighting"... Views: 928
I heard some one once describe denial like this, It's like covering your eyes and walking straight across a busy highway. Now that denial is gonna hurt!
REALITY: By not seeing yourself or a situation for how it really is you can't possibly react, behave or respond appropriately. We all ... Views: 18457
There are times in our lives, when we are so busy thinking, that it actually stops us from being in action towards the dreams that we have created in our imagination.
So how do we know whether the creative sparks in our imagination will truly manifest new realities or remain dreamscapes, ... Views: 2424
A trip around the world to be inspired by women of peace
This article by Hadeel al Shalchi appeared in The National.
Guatemala is very far away if you live in Egypt. So far, that one probably would never think of traveling there - until, perhaps, one is invited to a conference as I ... Views: 792
The idea was born in a bubble bath. Donna Collins, now the Executive Director of The Global Peace Project, contemplated an idea for a peace enhancement study that could transform the city of Dallas, whose crime rate ranked number one for cities of more than a million people for ten consecutive ... Views: 1696
In the coming hours, a new day begins in Iran, and the world is watching. Will it be a day when the voices of the people are heard? Will it be a day that brings peace and acceptance, or one that continues to push the tides of change. Does history tell us that those tremoring voices can no ... Views: 692
The music starts bumping. The lights are flashing. My dancers strut their way on stage and I start singing to a packed crowd of 1,000 club-goers at the SoHo dance club in Los Angeles. Was it a fun, awesome, powerful experience?! Actually, no. Instead of feeling the exhilaration of the moment on ... Views: 2010
When I watched the YouTube clip of President Obama with Chancellor Merkel and Holocaust survivor Eli Weisel placing individual roses at the memorial at Buchenwald death camp, I was deeply moved. I felt both sadness at the horrors we as a species are capable of, and encouraged by what we as a ... Views: 945
I’ve had this experience a number of times now and I felt it might be a good idea to share it, possibly to see if anyone else knew the feeling.
The feeling is like this: I am in a calm, empty sunlit room, and then I become that calm room, and the breeze blows gently, just flapping the ... Views: 689
As I have my own child who is attending school now at the small age of four, I tend to drift back to childhood days of my own and seem to have had to develope a sense of trust and faith into the public schools and reassure myself that things will be just fine.
It may be a natural thing as a ... Views: 1255
Does September remind you of going to school so long (or perhaps not so long) ago? Every September I feel like it’s time to get down to business, and I reinvent my life, in large and small ways. Reinventing oneself is an act of courage as well as of inspiration, usually inspired by a resounding ... Views: 1465
Yesterday, you could donate and save one life. Today, you don’t even have to donate to save hundreds of lives and positively impact thousands of people online. We’ve put the power of peacemaking in your hands. For the first time in history you can directly help fix global problems! You won't ... Views: 3632
In light of the recent sentencing of US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea, and the ongoing stalemate in US and North Korean relations, it is vital that we all hold in our hearts and minds the space within which a resolution can be reached so >these women can be quickly returned ... Views: 750
The issue of Iran's nuclear threat escalates every day, but it is already wearisome — one more threat to add to a pile that's too high already. Several weeks ago Iran launched a solid fuel missile capable of striking Israel. Reading the news, I felt Cold War déjà vu. Anyone who grew up in the ... Views: 748
You know the one I’m talking about, the one that when you attempt to open the door there is an element of fear that accompanies it’s revealing. Has one come to mind yet? If not, perhaps this will spark a memory of a closet in your home. One that is in dire need of an upheaval, some tender ... Views: 843
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”-M. K. Gandhi
Have you ever heard anyone say: “I wish I felt more rushed and my everyday decisions were more complex. My life is way too easy!”
I didn’t think so. One of the biggest blessings in disguise for me that came from having chronic ... Views: 988
Pakistan is fighting the world’s war against Islamic extremism in its own backyard. Granted, it was Pakistan’s own insouciance aided by America’s need of the day, that has led to the empowerment of this behemoth, however, government statistics today claim 1,300 militants dead and counting. The ... Views: 700
By Gotham and Mallika Chopra
For centuries Cairo University in Egypt has been the home to progressive thinkers, provocative activists, and dynamic policy-makers that have had a profound impact on the course of Human history from the days of Cleopatra to Anwar Sadat to President Obama’s ... Views: 683
Bullying and teasing is at the top of kids’ issues at schools, and with school set to open in soon, parents, teachers and school administrators must take caution and sensitivity in handling these issues.
Childhood should be a time filled with wonder and joy, but the reality for many kids and ... Views: 1424
Hi there everyone!!
I love Obama and he is very much needed to give people of the world hope. Hope is the first, crucial step this world needs before it can embrace change.
The reason most people in the world can't cause change is because they do not acknowledge that hope is required ... Views: 2766
Pay attention, please. It matters.
Please take the time to review, contemplate, and sign the following petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-euna-and-laura
This Thursday, June 4th (Wednesday Night in the US), Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists will go on trial ... Views: 571
Yesterday I had my car towed. It was my own silly fault. A sign that was obscured by the branches of a tree told me that every fourth Thursday the street would be swept, and I thought it was Wednesday (the Memorial Day holiday threw me off stride).
A very cheery gent on the end of the phone ... Views: 598
The war of words between President Obama and Dick Cheney has exposed a rancorous divide over national security. Mr. Cheney states flatly that there is no middle ground on the issue. There is no such thing as being half-safe, he declares. On the face of it, his statement is nonsensical. Unless he ... Views: 832
The other day the United Nations in New York City decided to celebrate indigenous peoples, and we were treated to pictures on our TV of people dressed in native American Indian garb of all sorts, from Peru to Seattle, chanting songs in the grand meeting chamber. It was an event designed to bring ... Views: 1175