December 17, 2011

“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances there is a twilight when everything remains
seemingly unchanged and it is in such twilight that we all
 must be most aware of change in the air – however slight -
lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.”
-William O. Douglas, judge (1898-1980)

April 3, 2011

Poverty is the worst form of violence.
Mohandas Gandhi

Giving

December 1, 2010

“If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart”  Arab Proverb
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” Albert Camus

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

August 11, 2010

“Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.”

March 13, 2010

“It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home.”
Author Unknown

Hope

January 25, 2010

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.  ~Lin Yutang
Hope is necessary in every condition.  The miseries of poverty, sickness, of captivity, would, without this comfort, be insupportable.  ~Samuel Johnson
You’ve gotta have hope.  Without hope life is meaningless.  [...]

Albert Einstein

December 7, 2009

The Intuitive Mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift”. The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will and the [...]