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A Dedication, by James Merril (#quote #poem)

Posted on October 27, 2011

Hans, there are moments when the whole mind Resolves into a pair of brimming eyes, or lips Parting to drink from the deep spring of a death That freshness they do not yet need to understand. These are the moments, … Click here to continue reading >>>

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Quote from MLK

Posted on May 5, 2011

“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars…. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” –MLK, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community

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Quote from Tom Waits

Posted on April 9, 2011

“It’s getting harder and harder to get a bad cup of coffee…” – Tom Waits

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Quote from Thorin Oakenshield (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Posted on April 2, 2011

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” – Last words of Thorin Oakenshield, King under the Mountain

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Quote from Joseph Campbell (“Follow your bliss”)

Posted on April 2, 2011

Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers

BILL MOYERS: Do you ever have the sense of… being helped by hidden hands? JOSEPH CAMPBELL: All the time. It is miraculous. I even have a superstition that has grown on me as a result of invisible hands coming all … Click here to continue reading >>>

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Inspiration to guide your work

Posted on April 9, 2010

Whether you are a non-profit leader, a volunteer or even someone who has never participated in the charitable movement . . . you can gain a tremendous amount of insight on how to lead a good life through the “founding … Click here to continue reading >>>

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Quote from Aristotle (by way of Jim Wallis)

Posted on October 27, 2005

“Where your gifts coincide with the crushing needs of the world, there lies your vocation.”

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Quote from Jim Wallis

Posted on October 27, 2005

“We do not need to worry about changing the politicians with their wet fingers in the air trying to determine which way the wind is blowing; we need to worry about changing the wind.” If you agree, check out www.ChangeTheWind.org

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in remembrance, martyred 25 years ago

Posted on April 3, 2005

“A church that suffers no persecution but enjoys the privileges and support of the things of the earth—beware!—is not the true church of Jesus Christ.” – Archbishop Oscar Romero(March 11, 1979)