arno_dr 🖋️Wenn die Welt von Arschlöchern beherrscht wird, ist es unsere vornehmlichste Aufgabe, menschlich, empathisch und offen zu bleiben, nicht selbst zum Arschloch zu werden und "Nein!" zu sagen, zu allem, was sie planen, oder von uns wollen.
#ThoughtofToday
FukimakoNo matter what peace must be an important agenda against invasion by war. #thoughtoftoday
Joe 
#ThoughtOfToday
There are slightly more Palestinian refugees overall than people that inhabit Aotearoa atm.
I really hope that if in the future a superior power decides to wipe out our population and declare this country their own, the rest of the world won't just stand by with 'thoughts and prayers' until it's all done and dusted...
Ie, like NZ and others are behaving now regarding Palestine, I mean, really, what's this abominable government waiting for???
There are slightly more Palestinian refugees overall than people that inhabit Aotearoa atm.
I really hope that if in the future a superior power decides to wipe out our population and declare this country their own, the rest of the world won't just stand by with 'thoughts and prayers' until it's all done and dusted...
Ie, like NZ and others are behaving now regarding Palestine, I mean, really, what's this abominable government waiting for???
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XiuwenIt is easy to feel one is not loved enough by one's family members, and, at the same time, to not love the same family members enough due to old grudges, perceived flaws, etc.
Blind spots are like black holes. Eventually, our actions and lives are either getting sucked right in or orbiting one or a few round and round.
Doing difficult tasks is hard at the moment, but brings profound joy. Doing easy things has the opposite effects.
It's easy to have good intentions, whereas it's difficult but impactful to act on those good intentions adequately so that others appreciate them.
#ThoughtOfToday, #UnmisguidedAmbition
Some say that misguided ambition kills your mission. On the other hand, lack of ambition(s) can result in boredom and/or mediocrity.
So, what are my unmisguided ambitions? What are the criteria?
#ThoughtOfToday: I have a thought today that it would be good to replace the typical happy ending "and they lived happily ever after" with "and they lived bravely ever after" - the former is over-simplification and over-promise, while the latter emphasizes the merit of bravery.
Then, a quick internet search turns up a quote on this subject by Joshua L. Liebman at this link: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/662058-and-they-lived-happily-ever-after-is-one-of-the
I guess it's hard to have a totally new thought nowadays, but it's good to find other people thinking in similar direction.
