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We can only be what we give ourselves power to be.
It is unfortunate when someone fails us, but it isn’t as bad as when we fail ourselves. The minute we make a mistake or fall short, we begin to condemn ourselves. How could we have been so dumb, so inept, so careless? We are victims by our own mouths. It is too easy to make a habit of thinking we are second-rate, not quite equal to others. If we say it enough times, we think it, and it feeds down into our hearts to surface again when we don’t need it. Who can love us if we do not love ourselves? Who will build us up if we are busy tearing us down? Confidence is winning over self – not others. But we have to stir up the gift that is within us, see that we appreciate all the small things we can do well. We can only be what we give ourselves power to be.
~ These words are mine and they are true. ~
CHIEF MENINOCK
“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ~Rumi
Art by Amy Sol
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien
“When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you’re cheering for the erosion of your own.” ~Glenn Greenwald
So true. We need to keep our eyes open in awareness, question everything, and turn off the T.V.
“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” ~Bob Marley
“Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).” ~Ayn Rand
Although tragedy often makes clarity challenging, let us not let fear guide our society further down this deadly rabbit hole. In these hard times, we must remember that we reap what we sow. If we want peace, we must bring peace. If we want compassion, we must show compassion. If we want love, we must love. Another world is possible if you make room for it.
~words taken from an Occupy Los Angeles post.
“Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself – that is my doctrine.” ~Thomas Paine, The Age Of Reason
Legislative influence for sale to the highest bidder…
Come one, come all… you too can own your own congressman. Here’s an idea on what it will cost you:
In 2012, 3.3 billion was spent lobbying congress and federal agencies. In the first 3 months of last year alone, the pharmaceutical industry spent $69.6 million on lobbying, electrical utilities spent $43.3 to try and stop the EPA from regulating the emissions of greenhouse gases, and Monsanto and others from the agricultural services industry spent $12.9 million.
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