Re: Writing under the Harvest Moon #5

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by Gabriele in DIVING DEEPER: A Writing Workshop

Wow, what an inspiring new game! I couldn't resist, had to go and spend the little time left for today and do my album cover. I did it strictly by the rules, good German that... More »

Re: Whats the Weather like?

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2009 by Taikunping in Peace,Politics and Philosophy in our Patch's.

Our local park is under restoration, the contractor's stopped work several months ago, so unfortunately for our town the area is covered in piles of soil and rubble and fenced off - one half of... More »

Re: When you die, what would you like your legacy to be?

Posted on Aug 12th, 2009 by Jenny in 50+stars*~Half a century & more on earth

Off the top of my head; I want my children to say I was a good mother. 

Re: Swine Flu/Untrustworthy Company

Posted on Aug 11th, 2009 by sandy in The GLOBAL PEACE POD.

Children should NOT be given Tamiflu ! http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25914713-401,00.html

Re: Soundtracks

Posted on Aug 10th, 2009 by Desafinada in Dreams of Artists™

The soundtrack of the movie ' Coraline ' is so haunting and beautiful, I can't seem to get it out of my head. Below ,from the movie, is 'Dreaming' by Bruno Coulais, The Children's Choir... More »

Re: praisenting gratitude for jewely

Posted on Jun 29th, 2009 by Nicole in The Gratitude Chain

oh, i love that, praisenting! grateful for creativity, as evidenced by the children and adults in the children's area at the folk festival i attended on the weekend - so many wonderful creations!

Re: A book for extraordinary people

Posted on May 30th, 2009 by Jenny in Uncarved Block

Thats inspiring Leigh-Anne. This could be done maybe to help other children with the big questions. The boys were also joking about wanting an agent to help them get their book out there. Maybe its... More »

Re: Your money or your life

Posted on May 21st, 2009 by arpita in Fully Engaged

hi Alan and mike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virtues_Project here is one program used in some schools in my area - it was very popular about 10 years ago. it was taught in the little semiprivate school my kids... More »

Re: Sexism is OK...

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by Nicole in God Pod or Life, the Universe and Everything

Yes, you're right about the unfortunate "practising outside the dojo". I was thinking about its use in cartoons and children's movies, though, it is an all-too-common device. Here's another article about the dangers of sexist... More »

Re: Sexism is OK...

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by Nicole in God Pod or Life, the Universe and Everything

Hi Dov and reneedamstra, First, welcome to our discussion, reneedamstra. You make some excellent points about the use of sexuality in commercials, drama and comedy. And I agree, the use of sex to sell everything... More »

What do you do when you're bored?

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2009 by sanmugan

Try Internet, if  no internet, read a lot and learn a lot.. Best is the repettition of the name of the supreme. If preferred indulge in some hobbies. May help others. Play with children. so... More »

Parenting the whole child

Posted on Oct 22nd, 2009 by Meenakshi

In Every Adult There Is A Child Waiting To Play

Posted on Oct 18th, 2009 by Gia

Why is it that once we become adults, we can be so serious all of the time. We get so caught up  in the hectic race of everyday life that we forget that we are here... More »

Who around you do you consider wise?

Posted on Aug 10th, 2009 by ohmsmom

The children.

Have you been unsuccessful at changing something?

Posted on Aug 5th, 2009 by KreaShine!

Is a seed of hope ever unsuccessful? We are all seeds of hope. Anything we attempt to do... to spread hope of change, can never be unsuccessful. I believe in never giving up. But, I do... More »

Rollercoaster

Posted on Aug 3rd, 2009 by Jenny

They say  Life is a rollercoaster, so is work On Friday two children were taken  into "care". They were children I had been seeing  for some time  helping them to recover  from the last time  they... More »

What is your responsibility?

Posted on Aug 1st, 2009 by KreaShine!

To inspire and support my brothers and sisters. And to involve children in the creative process, whenever possible. Hopefully the world will wake up and accept the global  challenges we face together... And we must... More »

What helps you be creative?

Posted on Jul 24th, 2009 by KreaShine!

Children, family, and dear friends. And of course that little whisper in my ear. :) My friends Michael and Linnie Grove and their grandchildren in England, helped co-create this image with me, here in America. The vesica... More »

Radical Hospitality

Posted on May 19th, 2009 by Jayne

"It is possible to serve meals in a nursing home, to cook in a homeless shelter, or read stories to children at an inner-city library and never let others into your heart. It is possible... More »

Kahlil Gibran On Children

Posted on May 19th, 2009 by Principessa

Excerpts from "THE PROPHET" By Kahlil Gibran On Children Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And... More »

And if you are patient - certainly that (huwa) is better (khayr) for those who are capable of being patient. (Koran 16:126) Commentary: In this verse, Allah consoles his patient servants in their trials by announcing that He Himself is the substitute and the replacement of that which they have lost and which was pleasing to their natural dispositions. In effect, being patient consists in constraining the soul to accept that which is repugnant to it. The soul experiences an aversion for everything which is not in accord with its predisposition in the present instant, even if it knows that it will be beneficial for it later on. . . . Allah has thus announced to those who patiently bear the loss of that which pleases them - health, riches, greatness, security, possessions and children - that "He" [for this is the proper sense of the pronoun huwa rendered above as "that" in conformity with the way the verse is usually understood] is better (khayr) for them than that which they have lost; for they know that "He" [who is the Name of the supreme absolutely unconditioned Essence] is their inseparable reality and their necessary refuge, and that the pleasing things that they have lost were pure illusions. . . . He who has found Allah has lost nothing, and he who has lost Allah has found nothing.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Let every lover of liberty, every well-wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the revolution never to violate, in the least particular, the laws of the country and never to tolerate their violation by others. As the patriots of '76 did to the support of the declaration of independence, so to the support of the constitution and laws, let every American pledge his life, his prosperity and his sacred honor. Let every man remember that to violate the laws is to trample on the blood of his fathers and to tear the charter of his own and his children's liberty. Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in the legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. In short, let it become the political religion of the nation.

My friends: No one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good- let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.

I happen temporarily to occupy this big White House. I am living witness that any one of your children may look to come here as my father's child has.

When an opponent declares, "I will not come over to your side," I calmly say, "Your child belongs to us already. . . . What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community."

Happy bridegroom, Hesper brings All desired and timely things. All whom morning sends to roam, Hesper loves to lead them home. Home return who him behold, Child to mother, sheep to fold, Bird to nest from wandering wide: Happy bridegroom, seek your bride.

Child of mortality, whence comest thou? Why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping?

Africa, help me to go home, carry me like an aged child in your arms. Undress me and wash me. Strip me of all of these garments, strip me as a man strips off dreams when the dawn comes. . . .

Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it.

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