Tagged: opinion

Cohesion

Oh the great debate…
I love getting inspired by blog posts.
I happened upon this post today What’s good for the Soul do that and as I started to comment I realized that maybe I should start a discussion and  create a post rather than take up a page worth of his comment section!  The post is about racism, understanding, cultural differences and acceptance.  Below is what I hoped to post in his comment section in response to his post.

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There is beauty in all things even in the people that appear to have no beauty.  Even in those who exude hatred.  There is a beauty with in them that is very hard to see and understand.  It is complicated and requires much time to untangle the actions and moments of their experience in life. Ignorance is such a complicated issue.  Society, culture, family, history and experience combine to create belief systems and thought patterns that many people are unaware they even possess. Continue reading

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This will be a new weekly feature for my blog.

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Speak your ‘peace’.

 

 

Hot Topic Of the Week

 

Pirates and Pop

With the release of the new movie Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks, a movie bringing light to the issue of modern day Somali pirates that is based on the seizure of a cargo ship by Somali pirates in 2009, it’s no wonder that people are talking.   Leave it to good old Hollywood to bring light to issues that have been around for, well, decades.  They found a ‘good’ story.

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Somali pirates have been targeting cargo ships for years now, boarding and looting ships stealing more than $40 million dollars worth of cargo alone in 2012.  This is a serious issue not only economically but also as crimes against humanity. Continue reading

Thoughts?…

Thoughts?

What are your thoughts on this quote? Is it a fair statement? Let me know.
“Don’t judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him.”
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
(Back to blogging tomorrow, I will be posting new things Monday to Fridays, I figure I should share my expectations for postings since this is my first week.)
Thanks have a wonderful Sunday!
Jennifer