Congressman, Trailblazer, and Civil Rights Leader – Elijah Cummings
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“my life is based on pain, passion, and purpose.”
-elijah cummings
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thank you for truly living what you believed in
RIP
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image credit: Baltimoremagazine.com
Oct18
Oct17
where to begin.
“if we are to teach real peace in this world,
and if we are to carry on a real war against war,
we shall have to begin with the children.”
-mahatma gandhi
Oct16
small and big.
very closely watching the big kids playing soccer
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“big things often have small beginnings.”
-author unknown
Oct15
flying high.
flying high at our class circus.
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“as one, they leap, laughing,
and that is where we leave them –
mouths open, arms spread wide,
fingers splayed to take in the whole world,
bodies flying high in defiance of gravity,
as if they will never fall.”
– libba bray
Oct14
panic in the disco.
(not me, but I had the same face when looking in the mirror this morning)
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ever have one of those mornings
when you wake up very suddenly
notice it’s not dark outside
like it always is
when you wake up to go to work
you text your work partners
panicked and feeling guilty
to apologize
say you’ll be there asap
wondering why you didn’t hear your alarm go off
thinking about how you can get ready and do a make-over in 5 minutes
then begin to text your bosses to say the same
only to realize in the middle of typing
that it is
actually sunday
not monday
have to type again
to apologize for waking everyone up?
just asking….
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“forgive me if I sleep until I wake up. “
-charles olson
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image credit: bored panda
Oct13
the wait is over.
i didn’t even know I was waiting
or that it was coming
but clearly they did
and we are celebrating.
—
‘It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.”
-baltasar gracian
Oct12
old farmers.
October 12 is Old Farmers Day,
a day devoted to old farmers and their farming techniques.
how will you celebrate?
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“let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth
is the most important labor of man.
when tillage begins, other arts will follow.
the farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.”
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image credit: ©iStockphoto.com/irman
Oct11
sad raccoon.
on my neighborhood nextdoor site – written by a kind neighbor:
“we found a raccoon in our driveway that looks sad and is not moving.
is there anything we can do about it?”
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“let us fill our hearts with our own compassion –
towards ourselves and towards all living beings.”
-thich nhat hanh
Oct10
decade.
there are 1 year, 2 months, and a few days
left in this decade.
left. in. this. decade.
take that risk.
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credits: word porn, wikipedia
Oct9
boxes.
kinder enjoy life outside of the boxes.
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“smile at your critics for they have yet to see the universe that exists outside the box”
-paul bradley smith
I didn't have my glasses on.... 