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Feb.10.2010
when I think of freedom I see it can take many forms,like honesty can.For instance,We live in a "free country" have freedom of speech,religion, and "life,Liberty and the pursuit of happiness" But these are words in the Constitution,and,like words in the Bible,can be twisted and...
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Feb.10.2010
A brass plaque hangs in the den of my grandparent’s home. It has been a fixture for as long as I can remember. I've read it at least a thousand times.
It speaks to me through the life of my grandfather; the years he dedicated to the defense of this country, the wounds he battled and the friends he...
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Feb.10.2010
The teaching itself is simple. It is to grasp that while we are a story-telling people, the stories we tell come and go, they change, but we, in our essence, are always here. We, as the pure awareness that sees and knows are still here, still looking through our eyes, sensing with our body, feeling...
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Feb.10.2010
Imagine all the people, living life in peace. These beautiful words (and the last two sentences) were written by John Lennon in 1971, but will resonate within the hearts of many for eternity. Is peace such a hard concept to understand? Have we become so enthralled with our own lives, that we do...
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Feb.10.2010
What is freedom? The feeling of soaring through the sky like an eagle or a seagull? The feeling of doing whatever your heart desires? Knowing you can think and express what's on your mind? Seeing a gate open when you've been released from prison or from a rehab center? Freedom comes from within......
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Feb.10.2010
How do people live with the death of a child, or the lies told by a parent? Does it shape the lives of the whole family? What happens when one of the siblings continue to believe the lies either unwittingly or knowingly? Does the fear of not having a parent in their life allow for the...
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Feb.10.2010
Janice Joplin* said it best:
Freedom's just another word forNothing left to loseNothing ain't worth nothingBut it's free!
Janice died not long after recording it of an overdose of heroin. She's free now.
The rest of us aren't free. Some are a little more free than others. Some are complete slaves....
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Feb.10.2010
MY FOUR FREEDOMS
Everyone’s life is a balancing act between freedom and security, between playing grasshopper and ant. But the word “freedom” is as abused as God and patriotism, an open invitation to hypocrisy.
It means, for example, small government - except...
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Feb.10.2010
If freedom had a sound it would be an adagio. And if freedom had a colour it would have to be white. Because freedom rarely screams and it rarely dazzles because it is something earned not easily but quietly, over a period of time.
My first encounter with freedom was when I was six years old. My...
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Feb.10.2010
We all have a choice. We can either succeed or fail.
People who place value on character are free to live their dreams... while people who place value on material gain quickly lose their freedom to despair, imprisonment, and or spiritual emptiness.
To assure the freedom and success of present and...
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