Category: Thoughtful Words

Prejudice and peace … is it possible?

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] “Peace.” Every one of us claims that we want peace. There are right wingers, centrists, left wingers and all of them claim that they want to achieve peace. When I was growing up, people around me didn’t just dislike but hated the State of Israel because they thought Israel […]

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The truth about Islam

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Part of the difficulty of obtaining peace in this world is misinformation, often intentional by those who have agendas. We have a tendency to equate those who commit evil with larger groups, simply because we do not truly understand or have the correct information. A good friend of mine has shared this in an attempt […]

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The Blame Game

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt No single person has more power than that which is given to them by those they have […]

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A never ending war?

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]This is the first of hopefully many contributions of others who have a specific issue that is their focus … issues that have an effect on the peace of the world as a whole. This is her first attempt at such a post but I think it is heartfelt and gives us […]

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The Road to Entropy

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]I wrote this a several years ago on a whim. I first shared it with the world back when I first started blogging in 2010. With the current issues involving the environment, I felt like I needed to share it again. It is a bit tongue-in-cheek, and maybe not a […]

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WE are responsible

To me, it is the ultimate arrogance … or maybe self-delusion for any one human to believe that they single-handedly can change the course of humanity. For others to think the same of another, well … I am not sure if that is naiveté, wishful thinking, or simply and willful release of self-responsibility. It drives me insane when people lay the blame of everything […]

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