January 2009
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On Enemies
The preacher's Sunday sermon was Forgive Your Enemies. He asked, how many have forgiven their enemies? About half held up their hands. He then repeated his question. Now about 80 percent held up their hands. He then repeated his question once again . All raised their hands, except one elderly lady.
"Mrs. Jones, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"
"I don't have any."
"Mrs. Jones, that is very unusual. How old are you?"
"Ninety-three." she replied.
"Mrs. Jones, please come down in front and tell the congregation how a person cannot have an enemy in the world?"
The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, and said, "It's easy, I just outlived those bitches."
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- Our Goal is that by January 20th, 2009 200,000 Cease Fire Now messages from all over the world will be emailed to President Obama. If he is the President he promised to be, he will listen to the will of the people. Peace and diplomacy will drive our foreign and domestic policy.
Watch“What is that?” - a short film by Constantin Pilavios
Very moving. [link for larger view of English subtitles]
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Microcosmos - performed by Maria Dimitriadi, music...
What I'm expecting in 2009
2008 felt like one shoe dropped - on a personal, on a professional and on a social level. I feel suspended, motionless and yet twirling and spinning.
I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop in 2009. And there will be a THUD. A great big THUD.
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year...”
– Benjamin Franklin