I used to think that the first step to ‘Be the change’ is to step out of our comfort zone, but I have been rethinking that in the last couple of days. Perhaps the first step is more about realising the depth of our interconnectedness, not just in our neighbourhoods and communities, but in our… Read More Life really is a highway, and we are all driving it all life long
The great part about having a blog is not that I get to share my opinion, but rather that I get to enter into meaningful discussion with readers who take the time to message me. I love it, even if I don’t agree with them and even if the reader has something to say that… Read More Sahar’s blog, successful enough to irritate!
I don’t know how they do it, but somehow the writers of Supernatural manage to make a show about demons, freaks and monsters a continued source of reflection – at least for me. While most Supernatural episodes make me think of something or another, Season 4’s second episode, “Are you there, God? It’s me, Dean… Read More Supernaturally inspiring – How the Winchester brothers not only entertain me, but make me think (perhaps a little too much) – part I
All the serious thinking of the last couple of days has given me a bit of a headspin, so I’ve decided to take it a little easy today. So should you – if you have thought as hard as I have ;). So here is a little something funny for today’s post. Enjoy! [youtube=http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=8PqI12R8YNU]
It’s not easy, putting yourself on the path to self-improvement. OK, I take that back, for it might be the understatement of the century. It’s hellacious, putting yourself on the path to self-improvement. Admitting to yourself that you have issues is already hard enough. Pinpointing them is even harder; then you have to describe them… Read More Perseverance – when the heart just won’t get clean
I really like this particular sentence, and I think it would be a great motivational sentence for any grassroots community organization looking into tapping into the better side of each human being. The question remains – how? Unfortunately, I don’t think there is one single recipe for each and every person. And I think that… Read More Clean off your hearts, people of the world!
OK, enough already. It’s been four days – more than enough time for Barack Obama to get down and cracking. And it’s about time that the rest of us to also get to work. First order of business: we need to figure out how, as a society, we got ourselves into this big, fat mess… Read More Roll up them sleeves, we’re getting down to business
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and co-operation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now… Read More Barack Obama’s inaugural address
A family to herald diversity by Jodi Kantor Published on IHT.com on January 20th, 2009 The president’s elderly Kenyan step-grandmother came, bearing a gift of an oxtail fly whisk. Cousins journeyed from the South Carolina town where the first lady’s great-great-grandfather was born into slavery, while the rabbi in the family came from the synagogue where… Read More Change has already started to come; the White House ain’t that ‘white’ anymore, is it?
Another day, another Barack Obama inspired post. What can I say – I use what I have, and what I have in this, Inguration week, is fully Obama-fied. While I was reading yet another article on Barack Obama’s historic, change-bringing presidency, a thought struck me – and struck me hard. We are told to ‘Be… Read More ‘Be the Change’ and all its implications