Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
--Alexander Pope, 1733
A place for me to appeal to others to claim the power of personal responsibility & principles to change ourselves for the better. If we do this, we can assure a friendlier, more prosperous, and free form of living to our children and our children's children. We alone can bring about peace, freedom, and prosperity to our world. We don't need a band of robber barons to help us lead our lives. We can help each other restore our country to its former respected place in the eyes of the world according to what's fair and just. Let us pass on the need for civility and respect for all living things by word of mouth.
"This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown.. re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency." --Walt Whitman
Today’s real heroes are the truth tellers, truth seekers, the truthful.
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God Sees us as we Can Be, but Loves us as We Are.
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"A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable." --Billy Graham
1. Pay attention to what's going on. (e.g. Steve Jobs)
2. Practice compassion. (e.g. Dalai Lama)
3. Act. (Angelina Jolie)
4. Hold individuals accountable for what they do. (e.g. Beverly McLachlin)
5. Be clear in stating your case. (e.g. Martin Luther King)
6. Listen. (e.g. Oprah Winfrey)
7. Be prepared to change. (e.g. Barack Obama)
8. Avoid violence, physical and emotional. (e.g. Gandhi)
9. Remain genuine. (e.g. Keith Richards)
10. Treat others with the respect with which you'd like to be treated. (e.g. Jesus)
--Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun
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