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There’s an old Sioux legend about a time of no rain for many months.
Fear grew among the people and spread across their vast prairie lands. It killed everything in its path—people, animals. trees, plants.
But there was a small part of the prairie where a few children and elders were playing, singing, and dancing. And they had invited Fear to join them. Soon, they were all crying.
The wind carried the singing, dancing, and crying out across the vast prairie.… Read more
A prominent stereotype today is homeless people.
In several recent conversations I’ve had with folks about homeless people, the common attitude was, “If they had any ambition, they wouldn’t be homeless. They’re simply irresponsible.”
In other words, it’s their own fault. But is it?
The Canadian organization, New Leaf Project, recently did a research project on homelessness. They gave 115 homeless people $7,500 each. One year later, most of the 115 people had $1,000 in savings, and were able to feed themselves and their families.… Read more
The other day, Berna and I were discussing several families we know with foster or adopted children.
The children, for reasons not always obvious, often face unusually daunting challenges. Sometimes as children, as adults, or both.
Why?
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It is often tempting for humans to judge others. In fact, judgement is one of the greatest weaknesses most humans have.
You have a saying that goes something like this:
“You can never know another person’s path until you have walked a mile in their shoes.”… Read more
We’ve talked about happiness many times over the years. Probably because it seems an impossible dream for many, especially in today’s crazy world.
The question we often hear is “How can I be happy when the world is going to hell?”
Good question.
We love talking about happiness. Why? Because it’s such an important part of your lives as humans. And yet happiness often eludes most humans.
You even have organizations who specialize in happiness research. While we applaud those dedicated folks who do that, the focus is sometimes too much on the material aspects of human happiness.… Read more
After our Death and Euthanasia post a few weeks ago, several of our readers asked us to talk about euthanasia as related to animals.
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One of our readers commented, “Please talk about euthanizing pets. Most of us can’t tell what the animal would want.”
Another added “Please do address thJ8Fcx4Mfd32ssnev@x9G7ske topic when pets/animals go through physical suffering and how we can be of better assistance to them. Thanks again for doing such a great service for all of us!”… Read more
