“The most dangerous phrase in our language is ‘We’ve always done it this way!’ ”
I read this quote earlier today. It struck me as perhaps being at the root of much of the dissension currently happening in the USA and in various countries around our planet.
Definitely something to not only think about but also to act upon!
Have a great day,
~ Penny
This video is an important one. I posted it once before and really felt it was timely to share it again with you today!
All my love to all my friends around the world, the one’s I know and ALL those I’ve yet to meet!
~ Penny
There are days
when all that we need is a gentle touch.
… a soothing hug.
… a welcoming smile.
… an understanding look.
… a shared moment in time.
… So we don’t feel so empty,
… so frightened by both the known and the unknown,
… so angry by the unfairness of life,
… so bewildered by changes,
and so infinitely alone –
There are days when all that we need is each other!
Please … share, give, love!
~ Penny
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Did you know that life holds
a rainbow of possibilities,
just by changing the way we view things.
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Everyone loves rainbows! Why? When you look upward into the sky and you see all these gorgeous colors together, each distinct and yet somehow blending from one into another it becomes So very beautiful.~
We feel hopeful, the colorful rainbow appears after the storm has past, bringing a sense of renewal. An uplifting feeling.~
So here’s my thought for the day. WE: Humanity, all of us, are like a rainbow. We present the hope and possibility for the future. We are a rich mixture of many elements.~
and when we come together we become a rainbow of diversity. Just imagine the feeling we would create if we all worked and loved together! Now that would be the most beautiful rainbow ever imagined … * … wouldn’t it? *Thanks for stopping by, have a great day,
~ Penny
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And the positive and uncluttered view of a child will certain lead the way. He has no negative preconceptions holding him back from trying to do what he feels is the right thing to be done, now. Such a simple honest forward thinking view of life … one would think!
Thank you,
~ Penny
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*kindle subscribers please visit You tube at http://www.youtube.com and search “Best video ever – true leader” to view this wonder video. It’s worth the extra effort!
Yesterday in India there was the Festival of Colors or Holi (Hindi: होली,Nepali: होली, Punjabi: ਹੋਲੀ Sindhi: هولي), a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus with a festival of colors.
To me the most excellent thing about the festival of colors is that it celebrates a time of the year that we can all celebrate. The coming of Spring.
The other wonderful thing about this festival is the equality factor. Holi lessens most of the things that normally separate people (social norms), which includes gaps between age, gender, status, and caste. So the rich and poor, women and men, enjoy each other’s presence on this day. No social expectations of “correctness”; as a result, the atmosphere is one filled with the joy of living life together.
Around the world there are/were many similar celebrations that take/took place. All for the
primary purpose of coming together for the well being of society. If that is the case, it wouldn’t hurt (be a bad idea) for people everywhere to embrace a global “Festival of Colors! Anything that helps us celebrate unity and that we are all “one” on our planet – a very good thing to do.
Just my thoughts on the subject!
(feel free to take the “one” image with you to your blog site) There are no links back to my location. Since I made this illustration I give it to anyone who feels as I do about wanting “all” people on the planet to be regarded as “one” with everyone else!
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~ Penny
What is yours?
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There are the thinkers and the soft spoken too.
And then there’re the loud ones, it seems quite a few.
There are the happy and joyful, who’re just filled with glee,
The serious who pontificate … “to not or to be”!
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There are those very weary and tired so it seems
And when I’m around them, I’m yawning in reams.
There are those always angry and spit-firing mad,
The lonely, disheartened, bedraggled and sad.
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The Nature of our nature is unique to us each
A prune, grape, or raisin, an apple or peach.
We may think and act different, still each is the same
Because under our natures we all of us came …
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… From the very same place,
… The blue planet in space,
… it’s home to us – The Human Race!
So please no more fuss
Because the US is … ALL of US!
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Thanks for the visit, I broke a few rules of poetry with this one to make a point! Have a good one this weekend!
~ Penny
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