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How a Random Act of Kindness Changed My Day - Danny Davids
I was sitting in my car, in line at the toll booth, waiting to pay my fee and get to work. My mind was going ninety miles an hour as I thought of what my daily workload would be like. As the car in front of me pulled through the toll booth, I let off the brake and pulled forward, fee in hand. ... Submitted 2 years 123 days ago.

The Often Unconscious Promotion of Lust is Seeking to Destroy the Very Fabric of American Society - Jeff Brown
All too often in today's sights, sounds, words, and images (movies, television, music, magazines, and the internet) lust is promoted as love, but what is this lust? How do we define lust? Before we do so, in order to understand in greater detail, let's take a look in brief at the difference... Submitted 3 years 281 days ago.

If You’re not Rich, You’re Stupid! - - e
This is the indication I got while watching one of the financial cable channels recently. Do you have enough money for retirement?" Are you using your money to its best advantage?" Dont be left behind while others are becoming wealthy!" I am certainly not ready for retirement, and what little... Submitted 4 years 145 days ago.

Peace is not Personal but Universal - - David Tanguay
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Jiddu Krishnamurti Those of us who have no problem adjusting to society as it is are indeed sick ourselves. For we as a people living in society must be mentally ill to adjust to a society deranged as it... Submitted 77 days 23 hours ago.

Make The World A Better Place - Priestess Kandi
Make The World A Better Place Written by ©10-29- 2011 Priestess Kandi Ranson As a concerned citizen of the city of Myrtle Beach South Carolina I feel that We The People are responsible for the world we have created. We The People, who have attempted to create a better life for... Submitted 89 days 5 hours ago.

Occupy Wall Street - Human Rights Abuses Aren't Just Happening In The Middle East - Jennifer Stewart
I love the US for so many things, mostly for its creative prowess and the capacity to think big, dream big. For me in many ways it has been the land of the free and the home of the brave. It has such a reputation for preserving freedom of speech and for honoring human rights; for the fact that a... Submitted 113 days 3 hours ago.

Freeing Our World From Slavery To Corporations-Quit Our Jobs And Bring Down Corporate Evil - - Kellie Hastings
Corporations and How They Cause World Suffering and Chaos They take land from the world to build polluting factories so they can mass produce toxic chemical based foods, items, clothes and plastics with the intent to poison or causes sickness in society (life as a whole) physically and... Submitted 124 days 17 hours ago.

Where Would They Live if They Could Live Anywhere? - Ingrid Weir
I am late in writing about where I would live, I know, but I still feel compelled to write about it at this moment. We all have dreams of where we would live if we could, but I cannot help thinking about the first time I volunteered at a homeless shelter as a kid. Where would they live if they... Submitted 144 days 5 hours ago.

The Divide Between Russians And Muscovites (Moscow) - Joel Hendon
A recent article in the Pravda.ru caught my eye because the title said: Why does Russia hate Moscow? It then goes on to say that the majority of Russians dislike he residents of the nation’s capital and have done so for ages. I could not see where their statistics backed up that statement.... Submitted 157 days 4 hours ago.

How Rich is Too Rich? - - Steve Radford
How do we know if someone is too rich? Easy… it’s anyone with more than me! That’s my definition. Yours is similar. It’s anyone with more than you. Why is that? George Carlin once did a comedy bit about drivers. He observed that “anyone who drives slower than me... Submitted 174 days 18 hours ago.

Texting is NOT communication - Deborah Jackson
This is just ridiculous. The last few days have taught me a lot about myself. Today I have come to the conclusion, that I absolutely and categorically hate texting. I love language and words. I love the way you can string them together and come up with a coherent thought. I love writing them... Submitted 200 days 19 hours ago.

Pondering A Futuristic Conquering Of Energy Shortages - Joel Hendon
There seems to be a surge in efforts to find some source of clean, renewable, affordable energy. As most people know by now the pursuit of this phenomena, has been elusive. There are sources which can offer the first two requirements, but the costs are prohibitive. There is at least a partial... Submitted 208 days 6 hours ago.

I Would Walk a Mile.... - - John Waddey
As the old Indians use to say, I have seen the snows of 72 winters. I grew up during World War II and have lived through all the changes from that day to this. Someone has said "It is the lot of old men to dream about the past." Having been there and seen the past, there were virtues there... Submitted 209 days 22 hours ago.

Come Together as a United People - - David Tanguay
Japan has just suffered damages from earthquakes and a tsunami. The mid west here in the US has just endured devastation from tornadoes and floods. We live on a very small planet with all of these natural disasters going on all around us how do we even think about war with one another. We just... Submitted 258 days 7 hours ago.

How I Totally Shocked Someone & Felt Like A Celebrity While Waiting To Be Checked Out At Sam’s. - Fran Larson
No, I didn’t strip nor did my boobs hang out. No, I wasn’t cursing or going berserk because I had just spent $113.00, although I just came in the store to buy a couple of things. It wasn’t like that at all. This is how it went down. It was just an ordinary day, although... Submitted 344 days 6 hours ago.

Love Can Happen To Anybody, Anytime, Is Liberating & Banishes Fear Says Maya Angelou: Feb-Love Month - Fran Larson
As I watched Maya Angelou give an inspiring lecture on a new television program, All Star , OWN Network , I became mesmerized by her powerful words. She spoke about the power of words, racism, hardships and love. Each subject is so special and each deserves an article of it's very own that is... Submitted 1 year 4 days ago.

When Fear Runs Rampant And Becomes Paranoia In One Individual, A Country, And The Whole World - Jennifer Stewart
I often think about fear running rampant – in myself, in a country like South Africa or the US and in the whole world – how it gets to that point where from one perspective it looks like out and out paranoia but from another it looks like cold, hard realism. It’s easy when you... Submitted 1 year 28 days ago.

The Whale Hunting Japanese: Exploiting Treaty Loopholes - Gregory Lewis
ANTARCTICA - "Baby whales are more tender, so the crew keeps that meat for themselves. They are perfect for unesu (whale bacon)." This was said by a Japanese ex-whaler, as reported by John Hocevar of Greenpeace. Hocevar’s dispatches regularly catch my eye first thing in the morning, but I... Submitted 1 year 56 days ago.

Are You Feeling Lucky? Oprah Is Still Giving Away Prizes For 12 Days And You Could Win! - Fran Larson
December 1 st : Today marks the beginning of contest by Oprah Winfrey. You can enter as many times as you wish. This contest goes until December 12 th . The lucky 12 winners will receive prizes, including vacations, designer watches jewelry, and house wares. These are the same gifts that she gave... Submitted 1 year 72 days ago.

Do Your Little Bit of Good - - David Tanguay
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world ." Bishop Desmond Tutu As we go through life, we encounter several obstacles along the way that we meet with a challenge. For we do not live in a perfect world there is much strife... Submitted 1 year 142 days ago.

Shush, Can You Feel The Butterfly? - - Terrence Aubrey
Can the effect of the wing movement of the butterfly be felt halfway around the world? Will the fly that splatters itself on the windscreen of your car slow your speed? Do your thoughts, actions and efforts really count for anything in the great scale of things? The answer to all of these... Submitted 1 year 203 days ago.

Think For Yourself and Feel For Yourself - - David Tanguay
" Few is the number who think with their own minds and feel with their own hearts " Albert Einstein How many of us think with our own minds and feel with our own hearts? The information we acquired all of our lives come from different sources most of us do not challenge the validity of what... Submitted 1 year 228 days ago.

Slavery Is Thriving Warren Buffet Bill Gates Invite Millionaires To Share Wealth - Michael Gaffley
I was doing a book talk about my book, "Flatline To Change: Identity, Reality, Conflict, Engagement , on a university campus when one of the faculty members noted that I did not mention the African slaves. I replied by saying that I did not know about African slaves. He was perturbed to say the... Submitted 1 year 239 days ago.

The Right Way - - David Tanguay
" The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character." Margaret Chase Smith Doing what we believe is right is the only way we should govern our lives. For sometimes what we believe to be right and just can be unpopular... Submitted 1 year 240 days ago.

The Smiley Woman Who Would Not Leave Me Alone: Can Smiles Have Any Affect On Others? - Fran Larson
Have you ever had someone smile at you at a time when everything seems hopeless? Maybe it is the darkest of dark days and yet that smile gives you a tiny bit of hope. Sometimes, when you smile, a person will smile back at you. Another time, you may get the cold shoulder. Then again, I live in a... Submitted 1 year 246 days ago.