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Continue reading →: The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT When you are in abundance, do you look to share some of your gain with others?…
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Continue reading →: Without wisdom, knowledge is either useless or destructive.Without wisdom, knowledge is either useless or destructive. Knowledge is defined as facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. As we progress through school, we are programmed to input knowledge using a host of methodologies. Reading, listening,…
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Continue reading →: The hardest thing is facing yourself. It’s easier to shout “revolution!” and “power to the people” then it is to take a look at yourself, find out what’s real inside you and what isn’t, when you’re pulling the wool over your own eyes and your own hypocrisy. That’s the hardest one.JOHN LENNON When you look in the mirror, what do you really see? How easy it is to point out the issues with everything and everyone else, but our own selves. We can spot the flaws in others from a mile away, but in our own reflection, two feet in…
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Continue reading →: My main goal in life is genuinely just have a good day. Five year plan? Have a good day. Plans for this week? Have a good day. Why I’m doing what I’m doing? Because I want to have a good day. It’s all about having a good day. Nothing is as precious as the present moment. Neither the past, nor the future. Therefore I will make sure to spend it having a good day.THE POSITIVITY PLATFORM
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Continue reading →: It’s up to all of us to be the antidote to the division.It’s up to all of us to be the antidote to the division. MICHELLE OBAMA In a country that is so divided by the disparity of perceived truth, how might we all contribute to the prerequisite formula to facilitate healing the divide between our great nation? When we are continuously…
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Continue reading →: We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can (and) do read worthwhile books.We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can (and) do read worthwhile books. W.E.B. DU BOIS Have you truly considered how…
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Continue reading →: Life is like a camera, focus on the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out, take another shot.How malleable are you when things don’t work out? When things do not turn out as you might have hoped, how adept are you at pointing your camera in another direction and focusing on that which is now capturing your attention? As a photographer, you are continuously looking for a…
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Continue reading →: If you want to know someone’s mind, listen to their words. If you want to know their heart, watch their actions.If you want to know someone’s mind, listen to their words. If you want to know their heart, watch their actions. Do as I say, not as I do. It does not get any more clear than this. People are adept at expressing sentiments that move a populace but are…
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