Today, October 20 is only 16 days away from November 5, the day Americans will decide whether our democracy survives.
After the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government this new Constitution had created,…
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Our potential is limitless – “Everything we do, say, and think impacts our world. Our potential is limitless. We can all be a cause for change.” Those are the words from the mediation app Headspace on September 2, 2024.
“John Kennedy believed so strongly that…
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“Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” Those are the words of Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor from 161 to 180) in his Meditations, 9.5.
In 2022 I started reading a book titled The Daily Stoic by Ryan…
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“People often say, with pride, I’m not interested in politics. They might as well say, I’m not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future. If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must…
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“On the news: almost all the hurts we see are caused by a person’s lack of imagination – a lack of curiosity about their fellow human beings – a lack of wonder.”
These are the words that poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil* spoke at Portland Arts and…
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“The Case for Hope” is the title of Nicholas Kristof’s opinion piece that appeared on May 9, 2024 in The New York Times. It’s based on his new memoir, Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life.
Kristof acknowledges that we are a divided nation with more…
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