Quote for Today: Albert Einstein
What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice. –Albert Einstein Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Ursula K. Le Guin
The fact that the Hegnish have absolutely no interest in any people except themselves can also cause offense, or even rage. Foreigners exist. That is all the Hegnish know about …
Quote for Today: V.S. Carnes
Therefore, she hummed the provincial lullaby she had learned from the officers’ children in the English Quarter of Jerusalem, and watched in fascination while the savage radical’s eyes misted over …
Quote for Today: Doris Lessing
Ideally, what should be said to every child, repeatedly, throughout his or her school life is something like this: ‘You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not …
Quote for Today: Meraaqi
I want to peel away all the labels I had once given to others and place them upon the fabric of my own identity. They have reflected back to me, …
Digging Together: Synkroniciti’s Building Bridges
Synkroniciti’s latest Open Mic was a wonderful, intimate conversation about building and being bridges in our communities, families and world. On Saturday, February 20th, eight souls (seven human, one cat) took on the vulnerability …
A Tale of Two Conchitas: Reflections on That Obscure Object of Desire
Why do we frequently make judgements on others based upon their appearance and manner without taking into account their actions? If you are familiar with Luis Buñuel’s 1977 film masterpiece …
Quote for Today: Robert Green Ingersoll
Until every soul is freely permitted to investigate every book, and creed, and dogma for itself, the world cannot be free. Mankind will be enslaved until there is mental grandeur …
The Tragedy of Roots: To a Dancer by Katherine McDaniel
Dance can circumvent words and create bonds across cultures. Could we allow the empathy it creates guide our daily lives? To a Dancer is a poem I wrote for a variety …
Obstacles from Within: Mind is a Jungle by BRZZVLL
All over the world, people migrate from rural areas to the city for new opportunities. What is needed for success? People leave family farms and traditional local businesses to venture into …