Socialism’ tries to ensure that industry and trade are controlled and regulated by, and for, the community as a whole. The simplistic comparison comes down to one system for “me” versus another for “we”.
Read MoreThese details include tidy entrances, polished glassware, clean washrooms, clear windows (with no finger prints), shiny brass, floors and carpets free from debris, etc. …
Read MoreOne thing that has become more obvious to us in that the French love bread, and it must be fresh daily … and it is delicious.
Read More. I mostly stand at the bar as it’s where I often meet interesting folks.
Read MoreMany argue that the main reason for ending the death penalty is that sometimes convictions are erroneous and as a result innocent people have been executed. Others point out that in countries where the death penalty has been abolished there has been a decline in murder rates.
Read MoreThank our lucky stars we have funny people in this world that keep us laughing.
Read More“…approach living as if it’s an adventure and you’re at the center…not the center of attention but the center in the sense that you’re fully aware and engaged.”
Read MoreSoon our rational mind and cooler emotions force us to really look at our partner and to analyze them on a scale of ‘liking’. It’s the make or break moment in any relationship.
Read MoreWhat was novel was the belief that it was possible to work through thoughts and feelings, talk about them, and eventually find a way to change overall attitudes in such a way that they would alter behaviour, in a good way.
Read MoreMy quarrel with Maslow is basically about context. The ability to achieve the higher needs, like respect from the community or self-actualization, depends on a person’s circumstance.
Read MoreYou must be willing to make mistakes if you want to find answers.
Read MoreChe Guevara once wrote, ‘If you are capable of trembling with indignation each time an injustice is committed in the world, we are comrades….”
Read MoreWords may not always be effective or all that useful in communicating.
Read MoreThose old black and white films are really just shades of grey. There is very little black and white. A lot like life.
Read MoreMy “understanding” of this kind of abstract form of painting, Expressionism, was a slow process. At first, it looked trivial. It was through the paintings of Mark Rothko that I finally “got it
Read MoreTo my astonishment I’ve come to love looking at different flowers. For years I was oblivious to most flowers. Never noticed them. Not now. “There are flowers everywhere, for those who bother to look”, Henri Matisse.
Read MoreLooking at yourself, seeing the changes and where they have taken you, looking at your habitual activities, over and over again, will all hold clues in your quest for peace and contentment. And, eventually, you’ll find that in the searching is the finding.
Read MoreBCorps are striving to not only be the best in the world but they are also committed to be the best for the world.
Read MoreThe highest form of kindness is an altruistic act that is done anonymously.
Read MoreWisdom is found by not just seeking. It comes to those who are also receptive. Those who see, hear and listen… selflessly...not tied up in dogma…free.
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