I am taking the coming week off from RJsCorner to prepare for some changes in my blogging going forward. Those changes will be announced on the 1st day of my 80th year on this earth. I never dreamed I would … Continue reading The Times, They Are A Changing…
“Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.” – Jacqueline Woodson I know there are many people around today who greatly fear diversity. Many of that group still … Continue reading Walking Through This World Together
I read a very interesting article the other day that caused me to have a different perception of boredom. Continue reading We Are Killing Our Creativity With Constant Stimulation
I have been thinking lately about the words of Jesus and how he interacted with those he came across. Except for some of those in the religious establishment I couldn’t find any instance where he chose to automatically exclude anyone from … Continue reading The Practice of Exclusion…
And mine is especially so. I realized from a very young age that I was different from most around me. As a young boy I was supposed to be entranced by sports, but the opposite was the case for me. … Continue reading A Mind Is A Strange Thing
“A democracy thrives on diversity. Tyranny oppresses it.” – Sam Brownback Ironically, Sam Brownback is a Republican who has served in many different parts of governement including a Senator and Governor of Kansas. I wonder if he were still a … Continue reading Democracy vs. Tyranny
A theology based on this fear seldom inspires great acts of compassion and service. When we live in constant fear of divine rejection, we focus all our attention on securing our survival. Sadly, this self-absorption only leads us further from … Continue reading Fear vs. Love….
Life on the Margins – Outsider -Nonconformist -Eccentric – Maverick Let me make it clear that when I talk about “Life On the Margins” or any of its other descriptions I am talking about people who: I am certainly one … Continue reading Life On the Margins…
“To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.” – Bono Almost all of us want to be part of the social scene. We want to be … Continue reading Which Is Greater?
“Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.” -Steve Amraboli- I love to read what people say that makes me see life from a different angle. This is one of those times. I have … Continue reading Happiness Is Not…
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.”
– Thomas Jefferson Continue reading Never Cause For Withdrawing
“If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life’s exciting variety, not … Continue reading Not Something To Be Feared
“People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share your views with them” -Henry Louis Mencken- (1880-1956) This brings back a memory of my early years soon after I joined the corporate world. … Continue reading Sharing Your Views…
Several times a year I change the focus of RJsCorner to a new subject. It is presently about being artsy. Starting today is will be about diversity. Continue reading A New Focus…
I certainly enjoy MyArtsySide here at RJsCorner, but I am finding those things for the most part to be entertaining but not mentally challenging. I need additional things to help me live my life mantra of Think For Yourself, Question … Continue reading The Synergy Of A Doodle & A Quote…
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