QUOTE & POSTER: Happy Father’s Day
One of the greatest things about daughters is how they adored you when they were little; how they rushed into your arms with electric delight and demanded that you watch everything they do and listen to everything they say. Those memories will help you through less joyous times when their adoration is replaced by embarrassment or annoyance and they don’t …
OBSERVATION: A Note from Michael Josephson. It’s flag day!
A great time to think of the symbolism of the American flag and the rules and ritiuals (http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/flag-rules-and-rituals.aspx) that have developed around it. I wonder whether the new generation gets the same inner sense of awe and pride I still get when at the playing of the Star Spangled banner or the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. I didn’t …
WHAT DOES THE FLAG MEAN TO YOU? Are noble democratic ideals and aspirations embodied in our founding documents infused into the DNA of the American flag? They are for me.
June 14 – official Flag Day in the U.S. ! Do you care? What does the American flag mean to you? And, if you are not American, what does your flag stand for in your heart?I doubt that many young people have any special feelings when they stand for the National Anthem or utter the memorized but undigested words of the …
QUOTE & POSTER: What I’ve Learned From a 13 Year Old.
*I’ve learned that work comes first; fool around later. * I’ve learned that being popular isn’t everything. * I’ve learned that being pretty on the inside is better than being pretty on the outside. * I’ve learned that not everything in life is fair. * I’ve learned that all people want is someone to listen to them. * I’ve learned …
Five Things to Teach your Children
Five things to teach your children 1. Be a good friend. 2. Be kind even to those who don’t deserve it. 3. Learn from every experience. 4. Do your share even when others aren’t doing theirs. 5. Start and finish a job even when you don’t feel like it.
QUOTE & POSTER: The Viability of Love. When you love someone intensely, you are vulnerable to intense emotions. Pride and pleasure are amplified, but so is disappointment and anger.
A test of the viability and durability of your love is when you have a disagreement or fight (and you will) how long you hold on to your anger about what you fought about and how soon the anger is replaced
Don’t Let Evil Win
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. -Albert Einstein