Tag: politics
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Inspiration: Struggle, Strength, Courage, & Faith
Daily Inspiration Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. Franklin D. Roosevelt The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. Ronald Reagan The Philosopher’s Corner Day one of becoming a home school teacher. My wife handled the duties for the last two days as my children are…
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Practical Parenting: It’s A Small World After All
As a child, I remember watching the nightly news with my grandfather. I can remember the ticking time watch of 60 minutes counting down, as the news anchors would discuss factual events of the day, leaving the commentary for the viewers to work through on their own accord. Back then, it seemed like we were…
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Practical Parenting: Oh No – The Sky is Falling!!!
How are we to stay positive for our children in such of a barrage of negative messages we are subjected to daily? Today I watched my children staring at their personal devices. One was watching Stampy play his some-odd hundredth episode of Let’s Play Minecraft and the other was also watching Stampy play Splatoon Two.…
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Turn Off, Tune Out, and Drop In: Media, Politics, and the Social Spin Cycle as Symptom & Dream?
Most of our world is mind-spin. The power of wisdom is to wake us to the direct experiences of things as they are. It dispels our drowsy blindness and allows us to live more of our life, rather then just experiencing the world from the conceptual realm where what we call reality is a dream…