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Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Give, and it shall be given unto you, pressed down and shaken together and placed into your lap.
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while in the field working, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the see, mired to his waist in black muck, a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Mr. Fleming had saved. "I want to pay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly. "I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
In time, Mr. Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and became known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterwards, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved him? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
So, the effort of an obscure Scots farmer saved the life of Sir Winston and the charitable gift of his father led to the gift of a miracle medicine that again saved the life of his son.
Whatever goes around...
Give, and it shall be given unto you, pressed down and shaken together and placed into your lap.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while in the field working, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the see, mired to his waist in black muck, a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Mr. Fleming had saved. "I want to pay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly. "I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
In time, Mr. Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and became known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterwards, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved him? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
So, the effort of an obscure Scots farmer saved the life of Sir Winston and the charitable gift of his father led to the gift of a miracle medicine that again saved the life of his son.
Whatever goes around...
Give, and it shall be given unto you, pressed down and shaken together and placed into your lap.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Friday, April 23, 2004
John Kerry admits he is a war criminal and committed atrocities against women and children.
In the Russert interview on Meet the Press, Mr. Kerry mentioned Vietnam five times. Mr. Russert played a clip from an earlier Kerry appearance on "Meet the Press," on April 18, 1971:
Kerry: There are all kinds of atrocities and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free-fire zones.
I conducted harassment and interdiction fire. I used 50-caliber machine guns which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people.
I took part in search-and-destroy missions, in the burning of villages.
All of this is contrary to the laws of warfare. All of this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions and all of this ordered as a matter of written established policy by the government of the United States from the top down.
And I believe that the men who designed these, the men who designed the free-fire zone, the men who ordered us, the men who signed off the air raid strike areas, I think these men, by the letter of the law, the same letter of the law that tried Lieutenant Calley, are war criminals.
Russert: You committed atrocities.
Kerry: Where did all that dark hair go, Tim? That's a big question for me.
You know, I thought a lot, for a long time, about that period of time, the things we said, and I think the word is a bad word. I think it's an inappropriate word. I mean, if you wanted to ask me have you ever made mistakes in your life, sure. I think some of the language that I used was a language that reflected an anger. It was honest, but it was in anger, it was a little bit excessive.
Russert: You used the word "war criminals."
Kerry: Well, let me just finish. Let me must finish. It was, I think, a reflection of the kind of times we found ourselves in and I don't like it when I hear it today.
I don't like it, but I want you to notice that at the end, I wasn't talking about the soldiers and the soldiers' blame, and my great regret is, I hope no soldier--I mean, I think some soldiers were angry at me for that, and I understand that and I regret that, because I love them. But the words were honest but on the other hand, they were a little bit over the top.
And I think that there were breaches of the Geneva Conventions. There were policies in place that were not acceptable according to the laws of warfare, and everybody knows that. I mean, books have chronicled that, so I'm not going to walk away from that. But I wish I had found a way to say it in a less abrasive way.
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This is amazing. We have an admitted war criminal running for president of the USA. Yet, after watching the clip Mr Kerry tried to make light of the issue by mentioning his hair color and mass.
In the Russert interview on Meet the Press, Mr. Kerry mentioned Vietnam five times. Mr. Russert played a clip from an earlier Kerry appearance on "Meet the Press," on April 18, 1971:
Kerry: There are all kinds of atrocities and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free-fire zones.
I conducted harassment and interdiction fire. I used 50-caliber machine guns which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people.
I took part in search-and-destroy missions, in the burning of villages.
All of this is contrary to the laws of warfare. All of this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions and all of this ordered as a matter of written established policy by the government of the United States from the top down.
And I believe that the men who designed these, the men who designed the free-fire zone, the men who ordered us, the men who signed off the air raid strike areas, I think these men, by the letter of the law, the same letter of the law that tried Lieutenant Calley, are war criminals.
Russert: You committed atrocities.
Kerry: Where did all that dark hair go, Tim? That's a big question for me.
You know, I thought a lot, for a long time, about that period of time, the things we said, and I think the word is a bad word. I think it's an inappropriate word. I mean, if you wanted to ask me have you ever made mistakes in your life, sure. I think some of the language that I used was a language that reflected an anger. It was honest, but it was in anger, it was a little bit excessive.
Russert: You used the word "war criminals."
Kerry: Well, let me just finish. Let me must finish. It was, I think, a reflection of the kind of times we found ourselves in and I don't like it when I hear it today.
I don't like it, but I want you to notice that at the end, I wasn't talking about the soldiers and the soldiers' blame, and my great regret is, I hope no soldier--I mean, I think some soldiers were angry at me for that, and I understand that and I regret that, because I love them. But the words were honest but on the other hand, they were a little bit over the top.
And I think that there were breaches of the Geneva Conventions. There were policies in place that were not acceptable according to the laws of warfare, and everybody knows that. I mean, books have chronicled that, so I'm not going to walk away from that. But I wish I had found a way to say it in a less abrasive way.
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This is amazing. We have an admitted war criminal running for president of the USA. Yet, after watching the clip Mr Kerry tried to make light of the issue by mentioning his hair color and mass.
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
The purpose of this blog is to inform, educate and influence readers about mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well being. We might call this bloc, Hope for Life!
The keys to a healthy and vibrant life are not difficult to understand nor do they require an advanced education. In fact, a graduate education can be harmful to your health and welfare. We will tell you why.
The essence of a vibrant life is found in the ways we think and act.
We cannot feel our way out of bad behavior but we can think our way out of bad behavior. At the anniversary month of the Columbine tragedy we need to examine what kind of education and parenting led two kids from wealthy homes to ACT so brutally.
We cannot feel our way out of bad feelings but we can think our way out of bad feelings.
A child born today is ten times more likely to suffer from a case of very bad depression than those born before WWI. A child born today, however, will have ten times the social and economic benefits of their great grandparents.
Parents and grandparents, teachers and Sunday school leaders can learn simple ways to vaccinate kids against depression, anxiety and other emotional disorders. This bloc will tell you how to nurture healthy kids.
We will post some simple research and tell you about its implications. We will not post junk science or scary junk science. We will make it easy to understand and fairly easy to apply.
For example, one of the best ways to develop healthy children is to play board games at home. Monoploy, Old Maid, Candy Land and dominoes will all teach a family several critical skills.
1. How to take turns
2. How to listen and watch as others talk and act
3. How to win well and be a good sport
4. How to come back after losing
5. Winning and losing are skill as well as luck
6. How to take responsibility for my own behavior
7. How to keep trying
8. How to have fun!
I founded a uniquely holistic, in-patient psychiatric hospital and discovered many of our residents had never played games at home. So, we bought some games and taught them how to play. It was a very successful way to promote healthy thinking and behaving.
I suggest that you read, The Optimistic Child by Martin Seligman for many more simple ways to develop healthy children.
The keys to a healthy and vibrant life are not difficult to understand nor do they require an advanced education. In fact, a graduate education can be harmful to your health and welfare. We will tell you why.
The essence of a vibrant life is found in the ways we think and act.
We cannot feel our way out of bad behavior but we can think our way out of bad behavior. At the anniversary month of the Columbine tragedy we need to examine what kind of education and parenting led two kids from wealthy homes to ACT so brutally.
We cannot feel our way out of bad feelings but we can think our way out of bad feelings.
A child born today is ten times more likely to suffer from a case of very bad depression than those born before WWI. A child born today, however, will have ten times the social and economic benefits of their great grandparents.
Parents and grandparents, teachers and Sunday school leaders can learn simple ways to vaccinate kids against depression, anxiety and other emotional disorders. This bloc will tell you how to nurture healthy kids.
We will post some simple research and tell you about its implications. We will not post junk science or scary junk science. We will make it easy to understand and fairly easy to apply.
For example, one of the best ways to develop healthy children is to play board games at home. Monoploy, Old Maid, Candy Land and dominoes will all teach a family several critical skills.
1. How to take turns
2. How to listen and watch as others talk and act
3. How to win well and be a good sport
4. How to come back after losing
5. Winning and losing are skill as well as luck
6. How to take responsibility for my own behavior
7. How to keep trying
8. How to have fun!
I founded a uniquely holistic, in-patient psychiatric hospital and discovered many of our residents had never played games at home. So, we bought some games and taught them how to play. It was a very successful way to promote healthy thinking and behaving.
I suggest that you read, The Optimistic Child by Martin Seligman for many more simple ways to develop healthy children.
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