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This was one of the Pope's reflections Monday when he met with the Roman Curia and other officials for the traditional exchange of Christmas greetings.
"A party is an integral part of joy," the Holy Father acknowledged. "And a party can be organized, but joy cannot.
"It can only be offered as a gift; and, in fact, it has been given us in abundance. That's why we feel grateful."
The Pontiff recalled how St. Paul lists joy among the fruits of the Holy Spirit and in the same way, St. John unites the Spirit and joy.
"Joy is the gift in which all other gifts are summed up," the Bishop of Rome affirmed, just a few days before Christmas. "It is the expression of happiness, of being in harmony with oneself, something that can only be derived from being in harmony with God and his creation."
And, he continued, "part of the nature of joy is spreading itself, having to be communicated."
The mission of the Church, the Pope explained, "is nothing more than the impulse to communicate the joy that has been given us. May it always be alive in us, and then, may it irradiate to the world in its tribulations: This is my wish for the end of this year."
Yesterday Chicago Tribune alerts became very active around 8am; there was an early morning arrest in Ravenswood Manor. The news grew with rapid proliferation to the BBC then to CNN, the direction, attention, with deliberate intention zeroing in on President Elect Barack Obama.
The energetic effort forward of so many who helped elect this Senator from
"The Business of America is Business", stated President Coolidge.
The Bush-Cheney Administration is a network of Oil, Armament and Capital.
Politics has mutated from "as usual" to beyond the Common Good. The Machiavellians returned under the steerage of Rove, Cheney & Rumsfeld. President Bush was their figurehead/tutelage.
The next 4 years preferably 8 years or more determinedly, as whatever the job takes, are going to require political activism of the scale that defines democracy; which more aptly attests to the reality of our interdependency, despite the concentrated efforts of autocrats in their myriad forms, WE the People are incumbent to press on.
It is easy to portend more "slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune" being hurled at the Obama-Biden Administration in the form of Guerilla Marketing with affable assistance from the Log Cabin Republicans, under the disguise of open debate. Despite 2 stolen Elections in a row, our recent Campaign experience has demonstrated the degree of beguiling innuendo created to misinform, distract, in order to surreptitiously succeed in undermining the health and well being of the many for the privy of a few.
Refer to:
DOJ Press Press Release
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/12/09/us/20081209_corruption.html
A crescent moon is seen below Jupiter (top) and Venus in Kathmandu December 1, 2008.
REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)if you want the truth to stand clear before you,
never be for or against.
The struggle between for and against is the mind’s worst disease.
- Seng Ts’an, 700 C.E.
She often said,
"Bad ideas are better than no ideas!"
which is why,
I used to be her boyfriend.Peter Lott Heppner 1991 C.EIs triple second guessing
similar to
measuring twice
then cutting once?Alley Patron 2008 C.E.
Whose Life do you want to save? How about your own?! The good you were born with is still within you, despite the many attempts to destroy it. Your Love of Life still flickers; it is your light at the end of the tunnel that wants you to grow.
Those chance encounters you have had in the forms of a kind word or a selfless gesture or an uplifting conversation with a stranger who shared healthy ideas with you, which you then passed on to others are the moments that move you towards your positive purpose. Have a good nights sleep because you do have a reason to wake up tomorrow. Until then........Sweet Dreams
Some of your efforts are not going to bring the results you were after. Accept it and find another approach.
Occasionally you'll be distracted and knocked off course for a while. On a regular basis, life will have its disappointments.
Those disappointments and distractions do not have to stop you. In fact, you can choose to let them inspire you and to push you forward.
No matter what has just happened, you are free in this moment to act with positive purpose. Whether the past has worked in your favor or not, the future is yours to create as you wish.
Life is too important to waste it feeling sorry for yourself or beating yourself up. Get up and get on with life, and make it match your highest expectations.
-- Ralph Marston
Oh Great Spirit
Oh Mother Earth
Thank you for the Dawn
after a safe night
Your encouraging voice
is the breeze thru the trees
and a distant dogs bark
I pray that my efforts will leave this
campsite better than I found it,
Today, in gratitude
Lies Can’t Hide
Truth Doesn’t Need to
&
Excellence Lasts
People that lie, say one thing; they do not Respect the Listener
People that tell the truth, say one thing; they Respect the Listener
When someone answers your questions honestly and truthfully, you understand them better, and accomplish more together.
When someone answers your questions with lies and deception, you understand them just as well.
This conundrum impedes and usurps the fittest just as much as the unfit.
Lies cost Lives. People become-
ü a figure on a spreadsheet,
ü a portion of a pie chart,
ü a number in a calculation.
You are your own Statistic, Excellence is your own to measure,
You Will finish Today
The way you began….With Gratitude.
3 Simple Reasons Why I voted for
Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
The First Reason I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden is:
ü Senators Obama & Biden know that Change is a Constant
o They know that, the ability to direct Change requires the involvement of others
o They know that, Americans are Interdependent with other peoples and will continue to grow more so
The Second Reason I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden is:
ü They will return This Country to US, We the People
o This means Healthcare Of the People, By the People, and For the People
o This means Education that prepares One for Life,
.
The Third Reason I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden is:
ü They understand Our role as temporary caretakers of this planet,
o Our responsibility to Human Dignity helps the less fortunate
o Our commitment to a Healthy Environment insures a place to live
You had your Reasons, these 3 were mine
