Claudia van den Elsen-Westendorf Pieters's Blog – January 2009 Archive (5)

Adapted from Peace to All Beings, by Judy Carman (Lantern Books, 2003).

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From his deep studies of Gandhi and his own experience, Martin Luther King Jr. developed a list of six facts to help people understand non-violent resistance and join with him in his vision.



King’s words are as insightful and thought provoking today as they were when he wrote them:



1. Non-violent resistance is not for cowards. It is not a… Continue

As long as you are giving, you will be receiving.

- Deepak Chopra -

"It is inconceivable to me that an ethical relation to the land can exist without love, respect, and admiration for the land, and a high regard for its value. By value, I of course mean something far broader than mere economic value; I mean value in the philosophical sense."

- Aldo Leopold -

"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights.
That is the way of a whole human being."

- Abraham Lincoln, former American President -

The giant oak
sprouts from a single acorn.
The journey of a thousand miles
starts from beneath your feet.

- Lao Tzu, The Tao Te Ching -