Conversation is a meeting of minds with different memories and habits. When minds meet, they don’t just exchange facts: they transform them, reshape them, draw different implications from them, and engage in new trains of thought. Conversation doesn’t just reshuffle the cards: it creates new cards. — Theodore Zeldin The Transformational Power of Real Conversations […]
It’s time to reclaim our humanity and dignity through deliberate action, not just words, and with a heightened sense of urgency demanded by the atrocities witnessed. True dignity is expressed by acknowledging the human condition, the suffering, the imperfection; the missteps, and the potential for real change. Outrage: NOUN; an extremely vicious or violent act; […]
The biggest misconception about the homeless is that they got themselves in the mess — let them get themselves out. Many people think they are simply lazy. I urge those to make a friend at a local mission and find out how wrong these assumptions are. —Ron Hall Homelessness is a complex and pressing issue […]
Jews cannot fight antisemitism alone. The victim cannot cure the crime. The hated cannot cure the hate. … The only people who can successfully combat antisemitism are those active in the cultures that harbor it. ~Future Tense Antisemitism is a form of racism and prejudice that is characterized by hostility and discrimination towards Jews and […]
We expect more from technology and less from each other. We create technology to provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. If you want to change the way people respond to you, change the way you respond to people. A walk down memory lane is a journey back in time, to a […]
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person. ~Fred Rogers We hold this space as an opportunity to showcase […]
When you touch minds, people are willing to walk a dozen miles for you; and when you touch hearts, people are willing to walk a thousand miles for you; but when you touch souls, people are willing to walk a million miles for you. ―Matshona Dhliwayo Denmark is among the happiest countries in the world, […]
Everyone has a story to tell, a lesson to teach, and wisdom to share… Life is a beautiful masterpiece bound together by your experiences. Open up and share your story; become an inspiration to others. You can make a difference because you matter. You were created with purpose. Live your life with intention, go out […]
Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way. ― Ray Bradbury “I Can’t Write.” Yes, you can. If you can talk, you can write. If you can express yourself in any other medium, you can write. If you can type, operate a pen or a pencil, or string together words and […]
One note does not make a symphony; one artist does not make an orchestra, but one phone call can make a world of difference. –Matshona Dhliwayo It’s time to make that call. Life is busy and full of competing priorities. And many of us just aren’t that good at exhaling for a moment, realizing what’s […]
