January 2012
6 posts
“Treat each day as a gift, and not a given.”
– Anonymous
“Those of us who’ve been sent here to serve can learn from the service of our...”
– President Barack Obama
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known...”
– Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“’You know the wealthiest place on the planet,’ a minister said, and it’s so true, ‘is not the gold mines in the various areas of the world, or the diamond mines. The wealthiest place on the planet is the graveyard. Because in the graveyard we will find inventions that we never ever were exposed to; Ideas, dreams that never became reality; Hopes and aspirations that were never acted upon. Because...
Watchrubyveridiano:
Check out the video of the Meeting of the Minds (MoTM) event at Ateneo University in December of 2011, filmed and edited by Deej Fabian!
Because MoTM promotes global dialogue, this event featured a special guest from San Francsico, Kalon Gutierrez, representing a company called School Bags for Kids, a bag company that follows the TOMS Shoes model- buy one bag, and one bag filled...
December 2011
3 posts
“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty,...”
– Bruce Lee (via quote-book)
“One of my favorite quotes (sic) is that ‘educators touch eternity’ by passing on...”
– Thomas Hindelang
November 2011
1 post
Interview with a pepper-sprayed UC Davis student →
rubyveridiano:
This happened at my alma mater. I’m so disheartened.
melissasaurusss:
22-year-old UC Davis student W. (name withheld by request) was one of the students pepper-sprayed at point-blank range Friday by Lt. John Pike while seated on the ground, arms linked and silent.
XJ: So, we see in the videos and photos that you were one of the students pepper-sprayed by Lieutenant John...
October 2011
1 post
“I don’t know what to do about all this. I don’t know how to process...”
– A conversation between Anthony Rapp and his ex-boyfriend Keith
September 2011
22 posts
“God may not always be on time, but God is never late.”
– Joe Apostol
“Success lies outside your comfort zone.”
– Rudy Dela Vega
“When we seek money or a good relationship or a great job, what we are really...”
– Deepak Chopra
“Life is too short, and too long, to spend it being miserable. Life may indeed be...”
– Jill Conner Brown
“Taking a conscious stand for enjoyment is very important, because many of us...”
– Gay Hendricks
“If we just do what we love, love what we do, and express ourselves freely, we...”
– Arnold Patent
“There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love....”
– Wayne Dyer
“Give yourself abundant pleasure, and you will have abundant pleasure to give...”
– Neale Donald Walsch
“If you are, you must do. Because anything that is, does. So if you do not, then...”
– Larry Winget
“If you want something you have never had, you have to do something you have...”
– Mike Murdock
“As long as you keep on doing what you’ve been doing then you are going to...”
– Zig Ziglar
charlobo-a-go-go: Ten Years Ago →
charlobo:
Arguing with God and Winning
I went to church today, during my lunch hour, and sat in a pew not too far from the front of the altar. I stared up at the cross, noticed the red draping hanging behind it. Jesus’ eyes stand out better that way, I suppose. I took a deep breath, and what happened…
“This day, I thankfully accept all of the good things that are coming my way....”
– Larry Winget
“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be...”
– Matthew 12:37 KJV
“Daily we must train our thoughts to see only what we wish to experience; and...”
– Ernest Holmes
“The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking...”
– Charles Swindoll
“All that we are arises with our thoughts.”
– Buddha
“What you think about, talk about, and do something about is what comes about.”
– Larry Winget
“We are all self-made. but only the successful will admit it.”
– Anonymous
“You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight into our hearts.”
– Cochise, Chiricahua Chief
“All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.”
– Buddha
“Truth is often uncomfortable. It is only comforting to those who do not wish to...”
– Neale Donald Walsch
August 2011
1 post
“If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and...”
– Proverbs 3: 3-5
July 2011
1 post
“We tend to believe in what we can see and touch, and believe that the world as...”
– Dr. Jeffrey Rediger
June 2011
1 post
“There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that...”
– Nelson Mandela
May 2011
1 post
“We should make every politician say, “Education is the most important...”
– Geoffrey Canada
April 2011
3 posts
“An 82 percent at or below poverty level does not necessarily mean that we have...”
– Derek Sale, Grade 7 Teacher
“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”
– John Wooden
March 2011
2 posts
Mom,
Happy birthday. I love you. Ten and one-third years after your death, I hope you are proud of what you have inspired me to accomplish thus far in my life. I owe it all to you—as my first teacher, my greatest heroine, and my constant guide. Thank you for everything.
Sincerely,
Bobby G. Roy
“Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue...”
– Anonymous
February 2011
1 post
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your...”
– John Wooden
January 2011
0 posts
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine...”
– Rocky Balboa
December 2010
2 posts
“No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.”
– George Chakiris
November 2010
81 posts
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.”
– Woodrow Wilson
“The main goal of the future is to stop violence. The world is addicted to it.”
– Bill Cosby
“Power is the ability to do good things for others.”
– Brooke Astor
“Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.