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Rising Over the Smoke

Cleanse ye your eyes, so that ye behold no man 
as different from yourselves…. 
See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends, 
 
for love and unity come hard 
 when ye fix your gaze on otherness. ~Baha'i

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Rising over the …. wildfires?

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

An occasionally comforting thought to me is the way that nature with its laws goes on doing what it will in spite of the changes wrought (or attempted to be) by human hands. See how golden and, well, fallen the big leaves on this small beginner bonsai gingko tree are?  Unlike their midsize street counterparts … Continue reading Rising over the …. wildfires?

The racism in me

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

"Racism, one of the most baneful and persistent evils, is a major barrier to peace. Its practice perpetrates too outrageous a violation of the dignity of human beings to be countenanced under any pretext.” ~The Promise of World Peace, 1985 Results of America’s long simmering, latent, at times overt, racism fill the news and the … Continue reading The racism in me

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