She writes “Faith is My Superpower” – ’tis mine as well!

I’ve come across a really good blog entitled “Faith is My Superpower” written in a voice of authority and wisdom; a blog written by Sharon Light, I believe.  Light takes me in with her voice of authority and wisdom; touches my heart with her love of the Lord as she writes about the Days we’re in and how faith will see us through.  Anything.  Her wish to inform and bring more preople into the family of Christ is inspiring.  I hope you’ll visit with her on her Faith is my Superpower blog.

How-to on Civility by P. M. Forni

Some of you may recall I’m a fan of P. M. Forni, professor at John Hopkins University, who co-founded the John Hopkins Civility Project in 1997, an aggregation of academic and community outreach activities, to assess the significance of civility, manners, and politeness.   He’s the author of Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct [how we ought to treat each other] listed below.

• Pay Attention
• Acknowledge Others
• Think the Best
• Listen
• Be Inclusive
• Speak Kindly
• Don’t Speak Ill
• Accept and Give Praise
• Respect Even a Subtle “No”
• Respect Others’ Opinions
• Mind your Body
• Be Agreeable
• Keep It Down (and Rediscover Silence)
• Respect Other People’s Time
• Respect Other People’s Space
• Apologize Earnestly
• Assert Yourself
• Avoid Personal Questions
• Care for Your Guests
• Be a Considerate Guest
• Think Twice Before Asking Favors
• Refrain from Idle Complaints
• Accept and Give Constructive Criticism
• Respect the Environment and Be Gentle to Animals.
• Don’t Shift Responsibility and Blame

Peggy M. Parks, AICI CIP, writes her opinions on The Civility Solution here.
You can hear excerpts of The Civility Solution on WNIC here.

Wisdom handed down is gold

Today I had the good fortune to visit a poetry blog of import, Experiments in Writing. A blog penned by Mysoul, an appropriate name for this writer. Mysoul, writer of poems, also blesses her readers with inner, rich spiritual thoughts that leave the reader longing for days past when people shared common principles. A life built upon goodness, respect for self and others, truth and harmony, to name just a few of the themes running through a piece entitled, To My Grandchildren. This, a loving testimony of a life governed by principles, where this solid foundation is laid out for her grandchildren to read and inspire to live by.

This piece by Mysoul is indicative of the type of philosophy we need so badly to teach our children from their youngest days until its message is felt inside as natural as breathing. We can lead our children to better times ahead with such a message as this.