Monday, July 11, 2016

Pop Culture Post: Pikachu and Pokemon GO

PIKACHU! I'm not sure what this whole Pokemon GO is all about, but it seems to be taking up a lot of attention, with a HUGE focus on cell phone use. From my understanding it is just a game, so please remember to keep a balanced approach in all that you do, you know, all things in moderation and keeping in mind the important things in life like: lending a helping hand when you can, telling the truth, loving and looking out for one another, picking up stray garbage because we all litter with or without meaning to and spending quality time with those that we love (aka our friends and family). Cell phones shouldn't take over our own human to human interaction. Honesty, love, respect, kindness and a positive perspective go a LONG way. Peace and Love, always.

Personal Post: The Parents Creed

My universal truth: The Parents Creed.

This has hung in the kitchen of my house since I was born and I agree with every single sentence of it, whether as a child or as an adult. Even though we may not all be parents, I believe it is our duty to protect the children of our communities. We are all ONE.

A wise woman named Aaliyah once said: "Age ain't nothin' but a number" and I believe that regardless of our age, or if we have parents in our lives, we should live by these principles and share the wisdom that comes with our life lessons with one another to be good and do good, always.

Please consider these principles and share. Peace & Love above all.

Saturday, July 2, 2016

"Peace is our gift to each other." - In Loving Memory of Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.

Full credit for this image goes to: WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES

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“For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”

(CREDIT: "Night" by Elie Wiesel, first book originally published in 1958 - access to quote online via goodreads.com)

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

(CREDIT: The Nobel Peace Prize 1986 - Acceptance Speech)

"Indifference to me, is the epitome of evil. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies."

(CREDIT: Interview with Alvin P. Sanoff, “One Must Not Forget,” U.S. News & World Report, October 27, 1986, 68.)

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."

"Peace is our gift to each other."

(CREDIT: Nobel Lecture - Hope, Despair and Memory - December, 11 1986)

"When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude."

(CREDIT: Interview with O! The Oprah Magazine, Nov. 2000 - actual quote on page 2)

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For more information on "Night": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_(book)

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Reference to "Have You Learned The Most Important Lesson Of All?" by Elie Wiesel

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"We Choose Honor" by Elie Wiesel (via Parents Magazine, Sep. 2001)