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Monthly Archives: December 2012
What To Do With Your Extra Gas Money
“We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.” — Gloria Steinem At the end of May 2012, the average gas price in Oregon reached $4.25. Today, it hovers around $3.27. That’s nearly $1 per gallon less and, … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged 15 dollars, donating money, gas prices, gas station attendant, giving money, gloria steinem, Heifer, heifer international, International, Loaves and Fishes, Making A Difference, Pot Luck In The Park, salvation army
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Utter Failure
Dedicated to anyone who feels they failed to make a difference. Utter Failure I didn’t make the sun shine, There wasn’t a single ray; No matter what I do, I can’t make a sunny day. I didn’t win the lotto, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged failure, generosity, giving, make a difference, Making A Difference, poetry
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Our Repetition Is Our Reputation
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” — Norman Vincent Peale The police officer told me, “Graffiti draws more graffiti.” What he meant was simply that the fresh … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged compassion, generosity, repetition, reputation
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The Best Laid Plans
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry As the holidays approach, many of us are planning vacation, family gatherings, shopping trips, Christmas presents, religious festivities, or how much money to donate to charity for … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged Christmas, family gatherings, gift of time, give our time, giving time, make a difference, making plans, religious festivities, vacation family, winter break
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The Dawn Always Comes
“Through the blackest night, morning gently tiptoes, feeling its way to dawn.” — Robert Brault Dawn always comes. In different ways it comes, but it follows a tragedy, a miracle, a loss, a win, a success, or a failure. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged change, dawn, day after, friendship, hope, Making A Difference, positive change, Sandy Creek Elementary, tragedy
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In Memoriam Of The Children of Sandy Hook Elementary
In memoriam to the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, I’m reposting this poem I wrote after the Clackamas shootings just two days ago. I’m so sorry. I Guess I’ll Look The Other Way There are people … Continue reading
Don’t Just Show Up For Opening Night
“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” — Woody Allen A lot of success in life is just showing up. But showing up once isn’t the hard part. It’s showing up over and over and over again that’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged opening night, showing up, success
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Mom’s Deserve Something At Christmas Too
“If [a food stamp challenge] becomes a distant memory then nothing’s changed. And so hopefully things like this can help expand our consciousness and motivate us to act on a more consistent basis.” — Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged Christmas, Cory Booker, food stamps, good neighbor center, Homelessness, Hunger, poverty, SNAP
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I Guess I’ll Look The Other Way
Dedicated to the victims of yesterday’s mass shooting at the Clackamas Town Center mall in Oregon. I wish words were enough to make the violence go away. I Guess I’ll Look The Other Way There are people running, screaming; They’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora, Clackamas, Clackamas Town Center, Columbine, grieving, mass shooting, mourning, sadness, violence, Virginia Tech
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