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Nobility Lessons From a Gang
… the cause which I knew not I searched out. -Job They are called the “James Gang.” The apparent leader of the gang is wider than the rest of the gang – linebacker looking. The James Gang is only six strong but it has overwhelmed its rivals. The James Gang is running the time honored…
A Stealth and Unstoppable Force For Justice
If you want peace, work justice. -Pople Paul VI Imagine the worst possible crime you can. Now imagine being wrongfully accused of that crime. As bad as being guilty might be, being wrongfully accused is worse. As unnerved as you might be with being wrongfully accused, you might still hold on to hope because we…
A Sure Fire Way To Stop Feeling Stupid
It always seems impossible until it is done. -Nelson Mandela Imagine that you just survived a massive earthquake that left everything around you, even your home, in rubble. What would you search for and rescue? Someone that you care about? Your children?1 A 7.0-magnitude earthquake left Port Au Prince in rubble killing as many as…
Could Your Coffee Money Change Somebody’s World?
by novemberkilo I’ve never missed anything I’ve given away. -Otis Scruggs As I started learning about attorney Amy Lorenz-Moser, I started wondering if the money I spend each year on coffee I can’t pronounce, could change somebody’s world.1 When Lorenz-Moser isn’t busy with complex personal-injury defense, including product liability and toxic tort defense, she…
The Gift of Opportunity
Be an opener of doors … -Ralph Waldo Emmerson Jane Doe, a 10-year-old girl born in Honduras, found herself in an unlikely place – the United States – unaccompanied, undocumented and among strangers. Normally, an undocumented unaccompanied minor would be sent back their home country.1 Since Jane is a minor, it would be inappropriate to reveal her…
Tired of Being Alone?
To be “a companion with others along the way, to carry the message that ‘you are not alone.’ and to give them courage to live humanly….” -William Stringfellow Sick and tired of being alone? Build a community. That is what Andrew W. McThenia, Jr. did. He built a community – that was worth building.1 First year…
Wicked Good Response to Haters
I didn’t have Bill Gates money. I didn’t have Warren Buffet money. I had a house. -Tony Tolbert If you have decided to give your house away, you probably put a lot of thought into it. You probably did some soul searching as well. If, like Tony Tolbert, you are an attorney, you probably took…
When You Get Stepped On – What Does It Smell Like?
When you step on a rose it smells like a rose. When you get stepped on what does it smell like? -Jeanne Marie Leslie Deng Thiak Adut was no older than six when he was separated from his mother. And forced to walk 33 days to an army training camp. He drank water squeezed from grass in…
Mentoring is Noble
We were motivated by our mentors to go an extra mile. ― Lailah Gifty Akita Who do you most admire or who would you want to be more like? Most likely, that person is mentoring someone. Their mentees may go by other names like student or precept, disciple or upasika. Even so, a more experienced…
From Prison Cell To Congress (How to Step Higher)
“My philosophy is that children should be ahead of their parents, should climb a step higher and make a contribution to the family and to society.” -Minnie Crockett (George’s mother)1 During America’s “Cold War” past there was no open war underway. The era was defined by threats, propaganda and fear. America’s enemy was not a…