To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline – training – is about.
James Clavell, in his novel “Shogun”
Life
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October 31, 2007
October 13, 2007
Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive;
Enjoy the day; live life to the fullest;
Make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.Horace
October 12, 2007
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Andre Gide (1869–1951)
October 11, 2007
Ask not for victory, ask for courage. For if you can endure you bring honor to us all, even more you bring honor to yourself.
From the Decathlete
October 10, 2007
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
October 8, 2007
Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.
Spurgeon
October 6, 2007
Life is a constant series of questions. Then when you finally get all the answers, it’s over. So I plan to keep on asking questions. I’ll die with
my mouth still moving.Bob Perks
October 4, 2007
Free Burma!
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September 15, 2007
The Amish community where 5 of its girls were killed in a massacre last year have given money from donations received to the widow of the gunman (the Sydney Morning Herald on Friday reported). The Nickel Mines Accountability Committee, charged with managing the donations received said:
Many from Nickel Mines have pointed out that forgiveness is a journey, that you need help from your community of faith and from God … to make and hold on to a decision not to become a hostage to hostility.
Despite their own journey in dealing with their loss, they have made a conscious choice to forgive.
Update: In a comment to this post Tom Hanson mentioned that the Nickel Mines (Pennsylvania) Amish had also traveled to Blacksburg, Virginia. ABC News reports that there they met with the families of the Virginia Tech shooting victims, and gave them the Comfort Quilt that had been given to Nickel Mines. Wow!
May 17, 2007
I probably won’t get to update this blog over the next month, as I travel around Europe. I’ll get back in touch with goings on in the world then!
