If You Want To Change The World...

By An Unknown Monk Circa 1100 A.D. on August 11, 2016 / 2,046 views

By An Unknown Monk Circa 1100 A.D. on August 11, 2016 / 2,046 views

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize...

Peace Is A Choice

By Sean Whalen on August 08, 2016 / 1,615 views

By Sean Whalen on August 08, 2016 / 1,615 views

This is my ex wife and her husband. Our 3 kids and their 2 kids. Tonight they invited me over for dinner. 5 years ago she and I had to have a police escort just to pick up and drop off our kids. We only communicated through lawyers. I wanted to punch her boyfriend (now her husband). Tonight we broke bread, laughed, played with the kids and had a...

The Race Of My Life

By Rick Canada on August 08, 2016 / 0 views

My quest started many years ago, 1968 to be exact. You see, I was in grade school running the 600 yard run for the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness test and not being a gifted athlete, you can imagine my surprise and my schoolmates surprise when I was first across the finish line. That started a life of distance running that would lead me from Florida, to New York, to Los Angeles and most places in...

Why 'Black Lives Matter' Is A Win-Win For Everybody

By Carolyn K. Erwin on August 08, 2016 / 0 views

The colonial history, the legacy of enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism, and racial inequality in the US remains a serious challenge as there has been no real commitment to reparations and to truth and reconciliation for people of African descent.—Statement by the United Nations on Racism in the U.S. Recently, I had a conversation with a Jewish man in which I...

More To Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 08, 2016 / 0 views

It was a hot and humid day in July. I was driving to the local grocery store because the heat had made my bananas go from yellow to brown overnight. My air conditioner in my car was on high, but it still wasn’t cooling me down. Suddenly, the car in front of me signaled that it was pulling off. I pressed on the brakes and slowed down. Out of the corner of my eye I saw several teenagers standing in the...

You Must Not Quit

By Sunny Skyz on August 06, 2016 / 0 views

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit- Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us...

Allow Things To Pass

By Sunny Skyz on August 06, 2016 / 5,485 views

By Sunny Skyz on August 06, 2016 / 5,485 views

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic; true power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you; breathe and allow things to...

Even The Darkest Clouds Have A Bright Side

By Oscar on August 05, 2016 / 0 views

I was on a long road trip recently through eastern Canada and I was watching a storm growing out over the ocean. It was around midday and I could see this drastic contrast between the bottom side of the clouds and the tops (due to the density of the clouds, and intensity of the storm). From where I was the tops of the clouds were so bright and incredible looking, but I could imagine being under them...

Second Chance

By Anne Moldez on August 04, 2016 / 0 views

What if one day, the one you trust, the one you love, the one who you think will be the last person will do you wrong, will be the first.. What will you feel? Disappointment.. for trusting too much. Hatred.. for making a fool out of you. Heartaches.. for loving him/her still despite everything that he/she do. Acceptance and forgiveness.. for...

The True Treasures

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 02, 2016 / 0 views

There was a long line at the local convenience store the other day. Apparently the multi-state lottery prize had grown into the hundreds of millions again and people where lining up to buy tickets. As I waited to pay for my gas I wondered if I should fish the two extra dollars out of my wallet to buy a ticket myself. I thought for a second about all the things I could buy with that much money. Then I stopped...

Three Simple Ideas That Changed My Life

By Jockobutters on August 01, 2016 / 0 views

I've been wanting to write down these ideas for awhile in the hopes that someone else might find them useful. I know this sub has a tendency toward contrarianism, and I certainly do not intend these ideas to be "universal" - but just wanted to present these things that have personally worked for me and can maybe benefit someone else. If I slip into direct address and say "you" - I'm...

The Risk Might Be Worth It!

By Cloventongues on August 01, 2016 / 0 views

I planted two viable seeds in my backyard. They lay side by side in the fertile soil. The first says “I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep into the soil beneath me, and thrust my sprouts through the earth’s crust above me, I want to feel the warmth of the sun on my face and the blessing of the morning dew on my petals!” And she grew. The second seed says, “am afraid. If I send...

Too Much To Be Thankful For

By Happiness Is Easy on July 30, 2016 / 0 views

The world of abundance. We all dream of it. I guess that's the unifying characteristic of human race - imaging the perfect system in which each and every one of us is cared for in every possible way. And if some of don't dream it for everyone, all of us dream it for ourselves. Having everything we would ever need; not worrying about money and time, oblivious of problems. Yet, so many of us...

Giving Up?

By Jiahaowoo64 on July 29, 2016 / 0 views

I know it hurts, I know you just want to give up and tell yourself you tried your best, but is it really? You know you could go the extra mile, you know you could finish just another practice question, you know you could just endure the pain for another day, but you choose to give up? Are you kidding? You worked this hard to see all of your hard work down the drain just because you gave...

Avoid Conflicts, Stay Happy

By C M Reddy on July 28, 2016 / 0 views

"If you want to win over the adversaries or enemies, don't lock head to head. Just grow out beyond their reaches. You will be ever victorious." We have to live with our friends and adversaries equally. It is an inevitable condition where we have to face criticism or conflicts in our work places or business and professional arena. Don't pull the matters farther where the...

To Be The Strong One

By Life Lessons on July 26, 2016 / 0 views

Some of the difficult moments in life is giving someone a hug when you need it the most. Fighting back the tears in your eyes to wipe off someone else’s tears. Listening to somebody’s grief when you want your pain to be heard. Being the reason for someone’s smile when your own smile is lost. To bless someone else while you are going through your own...

Little Blinkers

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 25, 2016 / 4,112 views

I was walking my beagle, Snoopy the other evening while the last light of the setting sun colored the clouds purple and pink. I looked up to the sky and smiled. After a minute Snoopy started pulling at her leash. She was more than ready to head inside for a bowl of dog food and a bacon treat. I wasn’t quite ready to go in yet, however, so I knelt down and patted her head. I was waiting for my friends the...