by Susan | Feb 8, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 8, 1878 Martin Buber “There are three principles in a man’s being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 7, 1478 Thomas More “And it will fall out as in a complication of diseases, that by applying a remedy to one sore, you will provoke another; and that which removes the one ill symptom produces others.” February 7, 1909 Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara...
by Susan | Feb 4, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 4, 1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer “If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.” February 4, 1913 Rosa Parks “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes...
by Susan | Feb 3, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 3, 1909 Simone Weil “Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed who feels what is happening. Unless one has placed oneself on the side of the oppressed, to feel with them, one cannot...
by Susan | Feb 1, 2023 | birthdays, inspiration
February 1, 1884 Yevgeny Zamyatin “Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought.” February 1, 1972 Leymah Gbowee “Anger is like liquid. It’s fluid, it’s like water. You put it in a container and it takes the...
by Susan | Jan 31, 2023 | inspiration, News Stories
From the San Antonio Express-News, January 31, 2023 Peace laureate Rosalyn Falcon Collier speaks during the 18th annual Blessing of the Peacemakers on Sunday afternoon at the Palmetto Center for the Arts Theater at Northwest Vista College. The Blessing of the...