Some Random Thoughts on the Eve of a Necessary Action

“To secure peace is to prepare for war.”

-Karl von Clausewitz

“We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.”

-Dwight David Eisenhower

“The peace we seek to win is not victory over any other people, but the peace that comes with healing in its wings; with compassion for those who have suffered; with understanding for those who have opposed us; with the opportunity for all the peoples of this Earth to choose their own destiny.”

-Richard M. Nixon

“If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.”

-Henry Kissinger

“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”

-Malcolm X

“Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. “

-Benjamin Franklin

And, Like Charlie Brown, We’ve All Been There!
Check it out here!

And, Like Charlie Brown, We’ve All Been There!

Check it out here!

From the “DUH!” Department…
Spell-checking ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, so says this article.
See…that last sentence probably wouldn’t have made it through Word2000’s checker!
And just for kicks and giggles, I ran BloggerPro’s spell check just now. Guess what it “caught”? “Word2000” and “BloggerPro”of course!

From the “DUH!” Department…

Spell-checking ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, so says this article.

See…that last sentence probably wouldn’t have made it through Word2000’s checker!

And just for kicks and giggles, I ran BloggerPro’s spell check just now. Guess what it “caught”? “Word2000” and “BloggerPro”of course!

Must Be on a Roll Today!
WOW! It’s not even 6:00 a.m. yet, and I’ve posted 3…no, 4 times already!

Must Be on a Roll Today!

WOW! It’s not even 6:00 a.m. yet, and I’ve posted 3…no, 4 times already!

What�s the difference between a community and a mob?
Great question…great answer!
“The whole notion of ‘community’ is a vast, fuzzy semantic and political swamp. But I think people in communities know each other and have relationships. People in mobs don�t necessarily have those relationships.”

See more of Howard Rheingold’s comments here.

What�s the difference between a community and a mob?

Great question…great answer!

“The whole notion of ‘community’ is a vast, fuzzy semantic and political swamp. But I think people in communities know each other and have relationships. People in mobs don�t necessarily have those relationships.”

See more of Howard Rheingold’s comments here.

Great Stuff from Todd Hunter
“In the neutral zone we can often wonder if we are going crazy or experiencing enlightenment as we unlearn old self-images and take on new ones. The old is now transparent (what it really was– good and bad), but nothing new feels solid yet.

In the neutral zone we learn to surrender, to give in to the process through trusting God, inviting God to act. Though we fear this may lead to chaos, the chaos envisioned here is not a mess; it is like a primal state of pure energy–God�s kind of energy–that leads to God�s kind of creation. It is only from the perspective of the old form that chaos looks fearful�from any other perspective it looks like life in the making, soon to be shaped by new purpose and identity.”

Oh…the first part is here